Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar…
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2024
- It’s been on my mind a while. Lemme know what you think in the comments below… it’s a good discussion we should all have!
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Hey guys thank you all so much for the immense positivity and discussion on this video!
Just wanna be clear on a couple things!
Firstly - I wasn’t complaining about negative comments on my videos, nor was I saying all RUclips reviews should only be positive!
I was trying to explain that I think it’s a problem that so many RUclips channels are poising their audience for a negative perspective on the gear in question. An overall negative complaint-centric outlook in the video.
Anyway, I just think it’d be cool to add a little more positivity into the mix these days!
That is all ❤
Rabea, human nature is to already be competitive. You have much for people to be envious of brotha! Look at it this way; haters are going hate no matter how gracious you are to them. Maybe through their hate, they’ll remember the gear that you showed and they’ll go write a hit!
Keep killing it bro!
Don't forget that for one "hater" that impose his opinion, you probably have 100 silent viewers that just enjoys how deep and how greatly you present and play with gears. (quality videos, quality sound, quality content, quality video edit).
The world is full of frustrated artists.
So please continue to make great stuff.
I'm positive that I really enjoy your vids. Keep it up!
I'm only a year deep on YT and passed 3.3K subs. Hang tough Rabea, I can only imagine what you experience with your level. I love your passion and positivity and never change bro. Those that push out negative vibes don't DO. They are hurting and throw out negative vibes. I will keep earning my YT stripes and maybe we can collab one day. We should start a therapy group for YT content music creators. haha. I know I could use some peeps to chat to. This YT game can be a lonely one. I will always stay positive and nothing will change that. Keep going brother. :) Sending positive vibes your way.
I’ve always been a fan of yours! Times changes, and when things turn into a job, it’s time to look at things differently or take a break. I’m a designer and just get burned out sometimes. But yes it’s people like me that need your truth bro! Heck I didn’t even know you were in a badass band until recently lol.
All in all, your health is most important! And you’ve come a long way with that!
And yes everything is negative. Someone could tell me I’m great 500 times in one day, but I’ll only remember the one negative comment.
Social media is the devil, but also a blessing. I own so many amps because of reviewers like you, half I’ve never even played before because then the next video is already out!
Anyway man, here I am watching you when I should be practicing :-)
Peace and love brother!
Rabea, your style has been “being an open and honest guy, who sends positive vibes and who reviews gear he’s always hyped about”. You make reviews that you turn into amazing songs. You describe it as contextualizing gear, but you make gear shine! Sure, there are some rotten apples in the basket, but don’t let them ruin it for the ones who actually enjoy your video’s and enjoy the gear you review. Sure, I myself don’t like every pedal that you review, but that’s totally fine! Sending love and positive vibes!
- long time fan!
I just wanna say thank you for the discussions and awesome comments guys. I love my RUclips community you’re all awesome - it’s nice to see so many respectful and level headed people all discussing stuff and I feel really thankful for that!
I don’t expect much will change as a result of this video, but if one Gear RUclipsr sees it and thinks to be slightly more positive from the outset or at least not poise their viewers for a negative perspective straight away, then that’s something!
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Big Round Trip Real Talk Bea,
I went from an ASCAP union card holding, multi-national published touring punk/hardcore artist circa the early 90's to 2000's? To a divorced and failed junky addict. 10 yrs or so ago during that fall? I randomly discovered the Anderton's RUclips channel with you on it, and I legitimately can't thank you enough for the pure inspiration that it gave me. So much that eventually I successfully rose above that darkness and returned to the passions within my musical abilities.
That's no BS mate. I had willfully throw in the towel musically as well as life wise prior to discovering your journey.
Fast forward to today?
I'm 5 years poison clean, regained custody of my amazing 10 yr old boy, and am typing this right now on an iMac that I rebuilt helming my meager yet competent apartment pocket studio.
Anyone capable of playing four chords, like myself for example, can squat out some opinionated gear review. What YOU DO? Like that freakin mental AF solo you did on Aeromancy?!!! That's something special mate! Legitimately on another planet.
Cheers!
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YES!! That's the spirit Rabea!! I look foreward for a new review!!
Frank Zappa said it first, but it was in a different context. 😃This is an important video most people will ignore.
@@EasyHeat great story, man. Glad you turned your life around. My father is an addict whose been clean for almost 20 years now, and we're closer today than ever. Keep on rockin' man!
The lines between "product promotion" and "review" have been blured, and that's why people feel lied to and become negative when an obvious paid advert is called a "review". Just a correct use of words would sort out a lot of it
I'd describe as a shift from Musicians to Consumers.
We were musicians sharing our experience with gearand being inspired, but now we are consumers, and we forgot how invaluable inspiration truly is
Bingo
It's the good old GAS combined with desire to own something you can show off with or just copy someone else's sound. My student recently said: “I'll buy a shitload of plugins once I get my first real salary”, and then sent me some tutorial that shows how to get LANDMVRKS tone on a specific plugin he wanted so bad after watching it. We then had a long and somewhat heated discussion about how guitar sound actually works (in short: if you're after a specific tone, get the IR right first, as everything else is of much much less importance to overall sound). A day after, he apologizes for talking nonsense and shares where exactly his thinking was erroneous. But that's a rare occurrence, and this dude is the best learner I ever worked with. Usually people get mad when told truth in the face, and even more so if you have a proof to back up your statements.
As for inspiration… That's a buzzword. The key to “inspiration” is to learn new stuff, not necessarily about music. Music is just a weird but wonderful perception glitch in our brains, and the more fresh neural connections we have, the more melodies come to our mind. I personally find “inspiration” in many things, ranging from lectures on quantum physics to good old bong filled with some ice and weed. Talking to friends, walking around neighborhoods you've never been in before, everything works as creativity boost if you are impressed enough.
Well said.
I never knew to appreciate the fact that 75% of the people in my life played music, often together in my 20’s and early 30’s.
Totally agree. Everything is being sold to us and we're hastagging our gear and taking pictures and videos of the gear and basically advertising for these companies for free. But I do agree with Rabea in the sense of there is no need for negative comments. People can have opinions but snipey comments are just lame and lazy.
May be hippiesh but I think as modern musicians we need to go for a walk or read a book then create. Instead we consume content, buy what's sold to us, then make music and repeat.
Rick Beato put it well in his recent video about why RUclipsrs quit: if a commentator says something negative, it's about themselves; if they say something positive, it's about themselves.
That hit close to home for me as well. Having said that, if people comment, ultimately they must care. If Rabea reviews some new delay pedal, I would never comment, but simply not watch the video. If someone writes something negative, I guess they actually cared more than the subscribers that didn’t watch it.
Quit talking about yourself 😂...I sense a paradox
Rick’s video is spot on. Must watch.
yeah because there's no such thing as a legitimate gripe. If you don't like something, there's something wrong with you. RUclips has truly rotted everyone's brains.
@@musicproductioncentral4540 Rick was talking about the big picture. Really, 99.9% of comments on RUclips aren't legitimate critiques. It's just people posturing as being experts on things they really don't know much about.
Good point about confirmation bias, so much of public discourse is people seeking validation for preconceived views or projecting their own negativity onto others, rather than open-minded discussion and learning. Other cognitive and statistical biases possibly exaggerate the perceived negativity as well. Maybe it's partially a symptom of content creators focusing on brand promotion / views rather than two-way viewer engagement? Your channel has always stood out as refreshingly genuine and personable, and it speaks volumes that you care enough to make a video about something like this.
Thank you for saying this, Bea. Keep doing exactly what YOU want. YOU'RE choices are why we like watching. 👍 🎉
I'm here for the talks, the jams, the info... whatever you decide. Rock on!
Edit: lol! Solid outro 😂
Well said
This world is slipping exponentially into a vile abyss where everything is coated in a toxic cloud. Thank you for being the optimistic voice. We need the safe haven of a more positive voice and I can count on this channel all the time. Cheers.
Rabea I LOVE what you do man. I just turned 50 today and you’re one of my favorite if not THE favorite of mine for guitar/gear related content AND for your music. I can’t understand for a second how anyone could make something negative from your positivity brother. If someone is taking the time to criticize what you do, seriously it’s about THEM and not you. I’m like you though and it’s tough to not take things personally some of the time. I for one love you brother keep it up!
Bea, you've been an inspiration to me for a long time. You're songwriting and production was always the thing that brought me back to the channel. The negativity has had affect on myself and my own output and recently just made a bit of a return after taking about a year to consider if I'd ever want to come back. Alas, I've started creating videos again strictly for ME and sharing the information that I WOULD HAVE HOPED TO SEE back in the day when I started making music and production. The grind can really ruin the most beautiful of things. I hope you can still find the joy in sharing what it is you do and love and F all the noise. Much love!
Keeping the vibes rolling and wanting to say I love your content Nick and been a fan of your work for a while! Proud of you guys and love whatever you guys love making.
Bea, you have been a big inspiration to me. I have learned so much watching your videos and thank you for making them. Unfortunately, we live in a time where our society at large, through things like social media, our brains have been wired to love the negativity. This is why I got off of social media I felt myself becoming more and more negative about life in general.
Real Rebea OG's love that you approach each piece of kit of with an open mind and push it to do what you think it's best at. Keep at it. The internet isn't getting any kinder but the folks that support you for you are still here cheering.
Rabea, I’ve been watching you on your journey for about 7 years now and you are one of the best RUclipsrs in this category. I can see your love and adoration of all things music! You are fantastic, player, writer, producer, demo person, and on and on it goes. You have inspired to me to be a better player and search for new gear to expand my sound. Keep doing what you are doing!!!!!
Thank you for your video, Rabea! What you do means a lot to me. And what you say in this video speaks to me from the heart. I like the attitude with which you approach things. Positivity is so important in a time when people like to talk about others and less to others. Where blaming and fingerpointing is the order of the day. Thanks again and keep going! Hugs :)
I love that you ARE positive about the things you review. Your positive attitude and your willingness to truly PLAY with the gear in front of you often reveals aspects and possibilities of those things that never would have occurred to me, and insights well beyond the average unbox-and-list-the-features vids. That's why I find myself coming back. Keep doing it your way Rabea!
Rabea, I’ve been a follower and subscriber for a long time and never commented. You have been an inspiration and let me see creativity that I’m not sure I could have found without you. I am a better person and guitarist because of you, your outlook, your drive, and your bothering to take time to produce information for people like me. Thank you, and I’m sure there is a huge majority of silent ones like myself who so appreciate what you do. Cheers mate, much love and positives vibes.
I love your channel, I love your style, I love your message.
I think we're dealing with the worst case of global burnout we've ever had. The last 10 years have been a constant stream of catastrophic headlines, doom, we're all tired, we're all poorer, and the reality is is we can't really do anything. We can't make groceries less expensive. We can't gut and replace our politicians. We can't stop Qanon. We can't stop whatever else scares you. This negativity is permeating everything and subconsciously I think we're REALLY saying holy shit the world is freaking me out but it's coming out as "this successful thing someone else did is trash because I don't like it and I'm not in control of my life."
I'm just as guilty as the next guy. I've been there. It's fuckin' hard out there right now. Be gentle. Love each other.
I became a Bea fan years ago. One of my late guitarists recommended to check you out about 10 years ago. I did and I've been watching and listening since. I love your style and you've become one of my personal 3 favorite guitarists along with Satch and Vai. Your positivity and humble honesty is part of what makes you unique along with your artistry. Please continue being Rabea, the artist that we are here on this channel because of. Thank you for all that you do and share with us!
I watch your videos for your personality and your playing. Every time cool new gear comes out i always look forwards to your videos and opinions even if the gear isn't something I would ever afford or need to use as a humble bedroom guitarist (lol). Your approach to playing guitar and music is truly inspiring and top notch. Screw the haters dude you're one of the best in the RUclips bis who is doing this stuff. Keep doing you man.
Keep doing what you're doing dude. You have one of the best ears on RUclips and you bring out elements in gear that others could never dream of. You have a unique voice and style and it's deeply compelling to watch. 90% of guitarists are frustrated due to their lack of ability, so they just lash out to try to make themselves feel important - like their opinion is any more weighted than yours. Keep loving what you do and don't let the noisy morons ruin it for you!
You're playing always inspires me and I love how you just put out riffs so nicely no drums or nothing to make you imagine it in a certain way like you just hear it and it's awesome
I appreciate your demos, reviews and opinions. You are one of the inspirational players that has helped me on my journey to better my skills as a player/writer. Being a Gen X-er I am doing this later in life. I took a break from my mid 20's to early 30's and enlisted/served in the military. Upon coming home I enrolled in a school to learn audio production. I got my BFA in audio production but life got in the way, then I suffered a TBI and partial amnesia. Fast forward 10 years I have only recently started learning again with a new, unbiased outlook. I share in your logic that there is no "perfect" anything out there. Practicing Nichirin Buddhism for nearly 4 years now I am grateful for the "good enough" and I agree that looking at the positive rather than sinking into that skeptical space about things is paramount for musicians! Thank you for refreshing that for me. I hope your message reaches others and acts as a wake up call. We all need to play more and stop B%$ching and wasting time trying to dissect all the nooks and crannies. I digress. I'm going to go play my guitar now! Thanks, Rabea!
I feel ya. I appreciate honesty in reviews. I've seen disingenuous review vids and I don't get that from yours. I also enjoy seeing a musician get into the gear and have fun with it. You do that, and it shows. Positive vibes are always welcome. Keep doing your thing, I'll watch.
Your positivity in your videos are exactly why I love watching them. You are a breath of fresh air, or I guess a Jingly Spring Reverb? Dorje shenanigans, gear review videos, writing absolute bangers...whatever you're doing, it always looks like you're having an amazing time and your energy is infectious! Keep being you and doing what makes you happy!
You’re so creative with the gear shown in vids. Your ambient stuff blows me away. So good Bea. Good message here. I always check your content. Too informative to miss. And the tones man, ear candy. Thanks for all the work you put into the vids. The results are killer and speak for themselves.
It saddens me that things all over the world is starting to crash. I love your channel. You are a big inspiration to me. Though I stopped playing guitar because of my worsening health issues. I still enjoy watching your gear reviews. You've always been a very positive guy. I really appreciate that about you. I'm sorry you're having to deal with all this negativity. My the rest of this year bring nothing but happiness and joy.
Rabea, I have always loved your videos you have featured in/on, right from Andertons days. You have always demonstrated a humble attitdute regardless of your awesone ability to get the right sound out of anythng you play. This video demonstrates you are one of the few musos that are spiritually connected.What a main man!
You're absolutely right. Instead of people looking at how it can benefit them, they just look for any fault they can find in order to hit someone, but they themselves have done nothing. Just because someone doesn't like something doesn't mean it's wrong! Do what you do and don't let some assholes ruin your mood, which unfortunately are everywhere, as you can see. Respect to you!!!
Very well said and expressed. All too often many people find themselves in a box of the "status quo" not realizing that there is a beautiful dynamic world of variation and difference. Thinking outside that box can at least present an opportunity to consider the many alternatives available to an opened mind no matter the instrument, pedal, song or genre!
Perfect timing my brother. I feel the same. That's what my in the process RUclips channel is all about. Just playing and creating with our guitars. I don't use backing tracks, plugins, just amps and a few effects. I have a very dynamic presence all on my own, I just want people to know they can do the same. Right now my videos may seem lame, but watch, you and I are on the right track, and you just stated it beautifully.
Blessed!!
Great message sir and I am 1000% behind you. Keep doing what you do. You are a real inspiration and thank you. I have a personal approach to RUclips videos - I never give thumbs down and if I leave a comment, it is always positive. If I don’t like a video, I let it be and watch something else. Life is too very short. I love your channel and content.
I watch gear reviews for the same reason and sometimes I think - yes, that could help me in the direction I’m going in; and sometimes I think - ok, that gear is not for me.
And Josh Scott from JHS has pointed out that we can get great sounds out of all pedals. Thanks again.
@Rabea - Good point about the number of options we have in this community. As to the opportunities it affords us, I'd have loved to have YT as a learning ressource for gear and technique when I was 16 (ahem...30 years ago...cough...). And being able to access so much more diverse, astounding music than the labels used to let us have is definitely massive. My own tastes have evolved massively these past years. To think - I never listened prog riffage and ambiant sounds until I stumbled onto your channel! Now shut up and riff!!!
I’ve noticed a lot of that negativity in many realms lately, not just RUclips. I think there’s a lot of frustration and anger in so many people and I believe they don’t know what to do with it so they channel it towards others sometimes. I’ve been watching you since 2016 and been a subscriber since early 2017 and the reason I’ve always looked forward to your videos is because you always seem sincere and genuine and I get a positive vibe from your personality and the way you carry yourself, and of course the playing. That has always resonated with me because we need more positivity and it’s great to see someone setting higher standards. My grandmother always said “Be a leader, not a follower” 🤘
Well I can definitely say your demos helped me to make a better purchase. I had saved up for years to get a nice tube amp and your demo on the Friedman JEL came out right when I was looking so I was able to snag one. I love that thing. I love the demos where you get to see what a piece of gear can actually do and I love that there are enough gear channels that you can actually look up a bunch of demos and get an idea about what a piece of gear does.
Finding the good in people and things is a major contributor to enjoying a long and healthy life. Your positivity is an important part of your online persona and why many of us subscribe to your channel. Keep up the good work!
I have been watching you for years, Because you're really good at what you do. I can tell when you aren't thrilled with something. I have learned, the hard way, that I may not get the same result that you get. You make really beautiful music. Personally, that's my goal. If it's not fun, what's the point? Thanks for your work, and your honesty. Rock on, man!
Your absolutely right to make videos on the things that help you get the sounds that you want. Thats why I watch - I want to hear one of my favourite musicians making awesome sounds. Just keep doing what you do and ignore the noise.
This video just helped me decide against using up time I don't have to review a product I'm not particularly fond of... especially when I prefer focusing on things that DO grab my interest. I was wrestling with the idea, then this popped up. Thanks, my FroHa (like BroHa, but you have that cool fro, so....). Rock on!
Couldn’t agree more brother… I look forward to every video you put out because your content is real and honest. Keep being you big daddy… in the last two years, you have inspired me and motivated me personally, thank you for the inspiration. There are 370k viewer that feels the same… just wish you were two doors down so we could shoot the shit, and jam out like guitar junkies. Love from Texas big daddy
Dude you're golden. Appreciate you very much. And I'll tell you this: If I never see you (or any other person with a large following) ignoring the comments and staying out of it, I would totally understand. I'd hate to see you stop doing what you're doing and don't think that's necessary. But if you want to keep yourself out of the insanity of the comments...who can blame you? That's what I do now except for rare moments like this. Keep on, brother. And launch that f'king guitar already! My wallet is out!
Rabea, love your work and feedback. Everyone seems to be a critic these days, see it at work, see on TV, see it on internet. So much division on every little thing. Even in my music circle, there is strong opinions that rob people of growth. Recently, we added a song to play in next gig and one member refused to play it and the song ended up being one of the toughest things we are playing and i learned a ton. No, I didn't like the song, but the journey was amazing with learning song at level 1 and progressing to level 3. Well, i like the video and appreciate you taking the time to ask people to have a bit of self awareness . Think we all have probably had our debbie downer moments, though let's not live life that way. Ty for all the great content you create!!!
People just have too much time on their hands and aren’t using it for anything of proper use for their lives. So they gotta complain about whatever they happen to be watching.
I have benefited tremendously from many of my favorite musical RUclipsrs. You guys have helped me in defining a sound I genuinely like for myself. So you guys just keep being creative and make what you want. Let the haters hate. They make you famous anyway.
Hey Brother ! LOVE LOVE your playing and love the channel ! that's what life is all about and its about change ! and the one thing that you can do is be true to yourself and do what makes you the happiest ! and others will follow the sincerity of this simple way of life !! your playing gives me inspiration of what's possible if you are enjoying exactly what you love in life ! keep up the great work ...one guitarist to another.
Hey Bea,
I'm a big fan of your channel! I love your guitar playing and your reviews of equipment. You've inspired me to pick up the guitar myself and start learning how to play.
I know that creating content can be tough, but I just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you put in. Your videos are always so informative and entertaining, and I really appreciate it.
I hope you don't ever stop creating content. The world needs more people like you!
Keep up the good work!
Sincerely
hear! hear!
Your reviews have been my go to, for as long as I've known you. You tell people about what the piece of gear you're reviewing is capable of, instead of pointing out the shortcomings of it. Guess what, a lot of brands aim for versatility to attract a larger consumer base, and focusing on the capabilities of something usually ends up being a better practice mentally.
I think you are great at what you do and you should keep doing it, and block the noise as much as you can.
Mate - you are an inspiration to me. Ever since I started getting into pedals and researching kit you’ve been my go to guy!! I love your infectious positivity about kit and your musicality too… really inspirational stuff! Thanks for saying this and looking forward to seeing what you get up to in 2024. Any more collabs with folk like Stormzy…??
I don't ever comment on RUclips videos and very rarely ever read them, but felt compelled to encourage you as a kind of "thank you." As others have said, I am also thankful for your positivity and really resonate with you as an artist. I think we are truly blessed to be guitarists in our day as we are completely spoiled for choice with such a diverse palette of sonic color and I appreciate your advice and opinions. You seem to demo gear that make potentially good song making tools and not just sounds (don't think you did a Fart pedal, yet). You also give 100% with integrity and it is obvious to me. That is what makes your gear videos so helpful and inspiring. I don't know anyone else who has made 4 EPs/albums on demo videos (that is amazing by itself!). So, please don't shut up 😊, but please keep cranking out more and more riffs and tunes 🎸
I started following you because you seemed like a really cool guy, you were an amazing player and you always seemed to get the most out of any piece of gear you played or reviewed. These are still the reasons why i watch you 😊. Nowadays, everyone is an “expert” but very few have any music or video themselves to back up their negative criticisms…they’re just armchair quarterbacks. I for one am always excited at the possibilities of what this amazing gear we have these days can do and will continue to support positive fellows like you. Keep doing you and leave the keyboard warriors to their misery 😎
I have always loved your reviews .. you helped me understand how the gear works without judgement. I totally agree with you .. just because something may not be for you doesn’t mean its shit. I hope you continue to bring us reviews of gear you like.
Rabea, your honesty is hugely refreshing and just as inspiring s your musicianship. We ought to celebrate the opportunity to glean from such videos what we need and what we don't need. I say to stay positive and listen to your gut because it's telling you the truth! I appreciate that tremendously.
The ones who usually speak up are miserable and projecting. Those of us like myself and my pals who love you as a person, videographer, engineer, player and writer are usually just soaking in the awesome debauchery and loving the value you provide and the heart and soul you put into it! The losers make the most noise. You’re majorly appreciated bro!
Bea, I've been watching you since the beginning of your journey starting with Andertons. Your approach to music and gear has been nothing but inspiring to me. Keep doing what you love and stay you. Thanks for the great videos!
I enjoy your playing and your videos immensely. Perhaps the griping is more a sign of the times in an overall sense that has seeped into the world of gear reviews as well because it's just a really weird time in the world right now, and the internet often reflects that all around. I think you provide an amazing service sharing gear with us and I have purchased pedals as a direct result. So, thank you for the part you play in all of this.
You're totally right man, it pissed me off when in one of your more recent videos (I think the dialing in your SLO-100 video?) some jackass was throwing a fit after you said something about the wood affecting the tone LOL you keep doing you brother, you've been an inspiration to me and so many others for years on end now
Very considerate my man, keep on being yourself, if recognize this fenomena is what you wanna do, go ahead, but don't fret over other people's misery, keep it up as always, we are counting on you.
Listening to your playing instantly makes me positive about music and makes me pick up my guitar, so there's that!
Truedat
Same same
Really appreciate your content, so interesting to hear your thoughts simulataniously as you play through whatever is the days topic. As someone who's just starting out and overwhelmed by all the information available, it's so incredibly valuable to hear the thought process from someone more experienced 🙏
Really appreciate you Rabea and your music. You are one of the greatest out there right now . Glad you are a positive person . Whatever you seek you find. You wanna seek the positive you'll find it you seek the negative you find it. Appreciate your vibe brother.
Bro I learned so much from watching your videos. I'm sorry there's so many complainers, but you're incredibly inspiring, both in your playing a your gear reviews. Keep doing you bro.
I’m excited for you and your content! Keep building dude. Just keep building. 🤘🎸
This Negativity/Trolling You talk about Is the way of social media now it seems. What a time to respond with good whole hearted written music to inspire. Cant wait to hear your future writing with this perspective in mind. LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING. Thanks for the inspiration. Cheers
Ah man. This is beyond accurate. You’re an inspiration to many of us. Love what you do and see you at NAMM!
I love watching your journey and your outlook on gear. Keep being awesome!
RUclips can be such a negative place. Well, most social media platforms, for that matter 😅
Much love and keep doing what you do cos its great! ❤
I saw the video of you sitting down with The Captain and explained the box you’ve been working with. There was a sense of ‘why would you use this?’ and I saw how excited you were to use it!You said it saved time finding noises, and simplified the process of creation. Even venue was an indicator of which equipment to employ. I think if players are narrowing or limiting their gear, such as strictly Marshal w/ Gibson, they leave some meat on the bone so to speak. Looking forward to the release of your new music which you’ve obviously worked very hard to complete 👍🏻
I think you bring tons to the table as far as your style and likes. I really enjoyed your ambient guitar video and I was able to check out some gear that would be suited for a novice player like myself and get some of the tones and style that I enjoy. Your music and your talent is amazing and don’t let the naysayers get you down. I can assure you there are more people that benefit from you than have issues with you. Keep it up!!
Bea, your new Grinding Gears album is such a fantastic tribute to all your influences! You've become one of my all-time favorite guitarists. Thanks for all you do man! 🙏🏼🤘🏼
hi Rabea, after all these years I still continue to learn and discover new things thanks to your work and its expression, you have so much talent that you deserve only the best, thank you very much!
Thank you Rabea! You always provide sound advice. Greatly appreciated.
Wow man! I hadn’t watched this one yet. It really puts what we were chatting about the other day (outside at NAMM) in perspective. Thanks for taking the time to have a quick chat. 🤙🏼 Wishing you all the success in the future.
I think it's important to also mention the negative aspects of some brands, everything can't always be super positive, if you don't like the equipment, say so, no matter what others think about you, the main thing is that you're honest with us, then that's it good, I think you've always been honest with us to this day, and I hope you know that most of those who follow you appreciate that
Don't quit... you are one of the best and one of my favorites on RUclips. Hopefully, you can continue to find the enjoyment in sharing your art while presenting us with applications of new gear.
I think youve summed it up perfectly, does appear that instead of seeing what the gear can do for you its become abiut what it cant or doesn't do. Theres so many options thwae days to be abme roncater to oretty much everybody, unfortunately sole dont do enough research and can blindly buy equipment only to not lole it because it doesnt do what they want it to. If the equipment was researched more before hand it would help to avoid this happening, cant please everybody but keep soing what you're doing. Enjoyed your work since discovering you almost 10 years ago 😊
Thanks Rabea. You’re a real inspiration. Thanks for being you, and staying you through this whole journey!
Love your content! So great to see how you have evolved as a player over the years! Sick Riff at the end!! 🎸🎸
Without a doubt your's is my favourite RUclips channel for guitar playing and inspiration, at 75 I'm enjoying music and trying to improve my playing even more than ever, thanks mainly to you and a couple of others here, please ignore the negativity of social media and continue to inspire us all😊
You can easily sus out a thoughtful comment that highlights down sides of something over a mindless attack the speaks to the commentors character/ knowledge themselves.
Agree with you man, unfortunately the more successful someone becomes the more haters seem flock as well.
Good for you for voicing this, stay strong and keep going!!
It's because in recent years there's been a massive increase in RUclipsr influencers who purposely use click bait titles, etc, with one aim in mind, increasing their Subscribers and Views.
Lately you see it all the time when it comes to gear reviews. The ****** Killer.
The **** vs the *****.
It becomes exhausting to the viewer....not fun anymore.
Just continue being you. The positive vibe is why I always come back to your channel.
I find your videos fun, enlightening, light hearted yet entertaining. Above all, refreshing and not annoying. It's easy to be a pessimistic critic, positivity will keep people coming back.
Gear is exciting and inspiring. Nothing like new gear to kick off a song writing spree. As for negativity, I feel like it blocks flow and constrains music creation, so I’m glad you brought this up. Also, I’ve seen lots of people postpone playing out because they don’t have the perfect gear or dream rig. It seems like folks who see the positives in their gear and how it helps them play out and record more. I enjoy your vibe. Keeping you!
You are one of the reason,that i'm not give up to play the guitar.&dont smash it in the corner.also you testing this tons of gear-its a Inspiration &,i love it !
Thxy,bear for this😘😘😘,weiter so!👍🎸🎸🎸
Rabea, What you said is all too TRUE, it has been happening on various gear sites, and discouraging those others as well to the point of them saying, "I'm Stopping this due to the TOXIC nature of the feedback" after the video is released, You have always been honest, and truly passionate about your journey for the "RIGHT Sound" for a given idea, or circumstance that you are working out.
I believe in the old adage "If You Can't Say Something Nice, Then Don't Say Anything at All", You are always being Positive and not looking for the Negative aspect of items.
I Will Keep Supporting Your Positive Nature No Matter What, Because You Deserve The Respect For What You Do!!
Keep Up With The Awesome Content :)
Absolutely spot on. We all have our own musical journey. What's good for one may not suit another, but that's completely cool.
Oh I completely agree, Bea! I find it fascinating when I see that people get so incensed and aggressive over people reviewing certain brands - I’d rather see passionate individuals waxing lyrical about their favourite brand of guitar than people trying to tear it all down.
I watch you to hear your opinions as I respect them, and love your music. Keep doing what you do. The rest of us are only here to spread the joy!
Outside of all the skills, what makes your videos so enjoyable for me is the vibe. Keep it up and thanks for channeling all of this.
Don't let the negative comments get to ya man ! it seems to be a thing most youtubers have to go through at some point or another when their channel starts gaining traction. Just try to ignore it.
I for one love hearing your take on a piece of gear as well as the playing. For example while I'm not yet ready to jump on the digital / modeling bandwagon (scared of being overwhelmed by choice paralysis) your recent video with Andersons, was a real eye-opener and really helped me understand the potential use cases of these kind of tools.
Stay positive man! Every tool has its place. People are stuck and hurting. It is easy to be pulled down with the negative, even so, if we can lift each other up, we can do great things!
hey Rabea, you make the best gear videos ever. The type of presentation and your expertise are simply unmistakable. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You are doing your best and we, your community, are endlessly grateful for that.
Always like your input, I mainly watch gear reviews to research tone and quality. Having RUclips creators like you helps people make a more educated decision on what they may need. So it just saves money and time.
I agree, be humble be respectful and get creative. Music should be fun.
“Haters guna hate” nothing we can do for these poor souls, just pray one day they wake up. 🙏🌟🦄✨💫💚🙂🤘
It resonates, Thanks for this insight. You’re right, keep it positive.
I get in those modes sometimes, I feel mine comes from lack of music gear. I have just been getting ideas out with an acoustic guitar and Bandlab on my phone. My frustration comes from wanting to play drums, a 7 string, a 5 string bass, a cello or violin, and just not having one.
That aside, I'm happy with the ideas I have made, and they're excellent for building on or coming back to with the missing pieces.
I will say, however, that I have loved just about if not everything you have shared on RUclips. I absolutely appreciate your style, and it definitely inspires some of what I do. I love the ambiance and the unique heavy chord usage. Love it!!
No back talk from this guy. I found your channel through other sources. You were jamming the boss synth pedal and came across a patch that reminded you of the video game spiro the dragon. I was like coo,l a fellow nerd. Then I heard you really play and started listening more. Your tastes in tone ,riffs and overall vibe are comparable to mine than other tubers. One thing I do know. you inspired me to practice more and really hone my skills and listen.Im a gigging solo musician with a day job and family.I record in my spare time. I make the time and yor reviews on youtube and videos on instagram are badass. great music Rabea! Thank you for your time and your channel. Stay creative!
Hey I don’t say it enough but you your channel and music is an inspiration dude! You do a wonderful job! I think what you’re experiencing is not limited to guitar gear, real negative bias in world in general. People seem to blurt out their shit with no regard for how their comments make people feel. Thank you social media🤔
Nice you expressed your thoughts… Your work has been helpful for whole community. Any RUclipsr/influencer have to create a back as this is the normal of a spotlight type of job.
Keep doing your stuff as you do and keep brands honest
In my opinion, the problem is, that much more people are or get aware of the marketing scams so many manufacturers have done over the years. I think about this myself "why buy a boss XX when I can buy a behringer clon with a pretty similar sound" although I can say that there are still many manufacturers with unique gear (DBA fe). But you are totally right, even if I can rebuild any sound on a budget with the right tools, its much more pleasant to get it right away with an expensive "original".
I think this is still a positive development. We will see a lot of changes in the industry because of this and I am thrilled to see it...
Rabea, bro you are such an outstanding guitarist. I love your tone your playing. The best part is your real, you sincere, your definitely not fake, or inauthentic. You have a excellent ear for hard ass gear, that does the job! Ignore the narcissists and the nihilists. I have never done competition, I hate competition....Where is the Love these days. Keep up the excellent work Rab. Love ya bro!!
Rabeaa we all want to hear you play more.
We want to hear more of your music.
You inspire me as a guitar player to be better.
It's great that you are being honest.
Honestly I always came to your channel to hear you play.
Your reviews were just a bonus.
Ignore the haters.As you get bigger and more famous there will be more and more...
Thanks for the vid!
I check out many different creators to see what they are able to do with different gear, because i don't have the option to try it before buying it.
I often find myself looking at your delay and reverb things, because they are alot in the same area where i enjoy being musically!
For gain tones i tend to look elsewhere because i use a less heavy tone in general. No critique, because your heavy tones are some od the best i've ever heard!
And with that, im going to shut up and play my guitar, thanks for being a positive contributor to the often negative minded side if yt.
I've followed you ever since Rob Chapman and Anderton's introduced me to you via videos here on RUclips. You have always been (and continue to be) a force for good in this world. Your positive outlook and excellent playing are inspiring.
I understand all too well how easy it is to be disheartened by the negativity in the world, amplified and shared for all (or too many, anyway) to see via platforms like RUclips and other social media.
I haven't always enjoyed every thing you put out (I prefer your ambient leanings to the harder stuff), but I know you're being true to yourself, and I couldn't ask for anything more. OK, maybe I could ask for more ambient tunes? Long, dreamy things? But I digress.
Keep being yourself, accentuate the positive, and keep rockin'. Peace.
Exactly, and I think a lot of us are like that. I'm no metalhead but I watched Chapman videos because I liked his videos with Lee. That led me to Rabea, and holy smoke Bea is talented. It's like Vai or Satriani - just because it's not my preferred genre doesn't mean I can't love it and appreciate the sheer wizardry on display.
I appreciate your honesty and also share the perception of an unfortunate mentality of divisiveness amongst the comments of certain videos. I think the intention of trying to find a positive aspect of the gear you're reviewing is helpful. Grinding Gears vol. 4 is a beast of an album btw! Thanks for making awesome tunes to bang my head to!