Guitar Riffs & Candid Reflections: The Real Story Behind the Music
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🎸 Guitar Riffs & Candid Reflections: The Real Story Behind the Music 🎸
Join me in this video for a mix of soulful guitar riffs and candid, heartfelt reflections on life, music, and everything in between. I'll start with a passionate guitar performance, showcasing my skills and setting the tone for an intimate conversation. From the highs of performing on stage to the challenges of life on the road, I'll share personal insights and stories that you won't want to miss.
💬 What You'll Discover:
A heartfelt guitar jam and candid reflections on my journey as a musician.
Honest stories and personal insights into the realities of life in the music industry.
How I balance my passion for music with the challenges of everyday life.
The lessons I've learned and the struggles I've faced along the way.
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At 70 years old, I realize that playing instruments daily keeps me alive.
Bless you brother! Yes I need to hear that. You are the man!
BadBrad Bringing the Riffs!! Well done good sir, well done.
Thank you!!!
Enjoy following you. Your thoughts, feeling, concern and music. It is all good.
Man that is much appreciated!
Congrats on staying clean in an industry where it is almost impossible to do so. Blessings to you and your family Brad.
Thank you
Life, Liver and the pursuit of happiness. Every new town is like a new life starting over.
Yes indeed!
Hey Brad. This is the first time I've heard you play. That was slick, my Man!! I could listen to that all day. Nice playing!
Thank you! Lots more on this channel. Stay tuned.
Agreed. Second Badbrad video I've seen and first one with playing as well. I'll be back for more and rewatching this intro too.
Awesome!
ANOTHER REALLY REALLY GOODE ONE..THANK YOU..!!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
I'm new here. Keep going!
Welcome aboard and yes will do!
That candy red Suhr is a sharp lookin axe man! Awesome sounding jam too!🎼🎸
Thank you!
Hey Brad…I just wanted to say man, that I love your channel. I’m 54 years old & I can relate to everything that you talk about brother.
The 80’s were the best decade ever. The perfect time for Music and Movies. And everything else in between.
I myself got my first guitar on Christmas Eve of 86. A Memphis Stratocaster. Kind of ironic, huh?
I especially love the storytelling. I love a great story, and you do a hell of a great job at that man!! The early morning “Front Porch Story Time” are probably my favorite out of all your content. Rock On brother!! And good luck with everything man. God bless you and your family. 🙏🏻💯🎸🎵🎶
Dude you rock and more front porch is coming g so stay tuned. In fact one tomorrow morning
Great video & advice, my wife & I moved down here in SW Florida from Chicago 7yrs ago, & at 60yrs old, I'm still going strong gigging & streaming my gigs live on my YT channel. Congrats on your move & good luck with gigging, you're a very down to earth guy & with your incredible experience, you'll have no problem get work, even at 57. I subbed to your channel and will support, be safe my friend, Rock On & God Bless.
I appreciate it so much. It’s a lot of work moving but will nice to be settled in. See what’s happening.
What’s happening, Rockin’ Dave!! 💯💯🙏🏻🎸🎶🎵
Man just keep it real. Take your phone to some of the clubs for behind the scenes. Some of us haven’t been to Nashville so show us what real.
More to come
Killer as always man I love it all guitar and conversations
Thank you!!!🙏
Dude you were laying down some killer lines. Love the bebop-ish phrases and SRV / Albert King infuence too, well done! Keep those improvs coming, loving that.
Much appreciated!
Glad I crossed your channel!! Love the stories, riffs, and knowledge!! I have some close friends still living in Nashville, some former bandmates (most non musicians would never believe how the industry actually is). I chose to stay in Columbus, OH, heading that way as needed for shows and recording.
You have a new subscriber and another fan! All the best to you and your family on the next chapter!!!
Man thanks so much. I appreciate it.
I wish the best for ya. There are hundreds, if not, thousands of pickers in the Nashville area. I can pee off my front porch and hit 20 of them at any given moment in Murfreesboro. Nashville is over done and it needs an enema….Good luck to you Brad
Thank you!🙏
I don’t care if you play. I like the story.
It’s cool that you don’t drink anymore. I quit all that stuff in 1982.
Thank you! I will keep the stories coming. Best to you!
@@badbrad⭐️🆒
Hay Badbrad, I just wanted to say that I am a new subscriber to your channel, as of today and I really enjoy listening to you and hearing about your experiences and I appreciate you sharing the stories and the wisdom as I am also fellow musician ( lead guitar). I am 53 years old now and I started playing when I was about 15 or 16 years old after seeing the mighty Van Halen or Van Hagar in concert. Eddie Van Helen was my idol after seeing him play his spot light solo and I wanted to be just like him but anyways, I landed a good job playing on the road when I was 21 years old and traveled non stop, playing just about every night for about 2 years straight all around the country, and man I really got an education out of that whole experience and it taught me a ton about many things besides just music. I also lived in Columbia Tn for close to 20 years and just recently moved back to my home town in Rome Georgia. Thank you for sharing your experiences and I love your show. I jammed with you on this video as I had to get my electric out and it does keep us alive. That was a fun jam and I look forward to many more and hearing your stories. Thanks and best wishes to you and your family
Excellent post. We really have the best fellowship here. Lots in common. Thanks so much!
New subscriber. had no idea how good you are.
Thanks so much!
🎩😎
Cheers
I was in a popular band in North Florida and went to Nashville in January 1995 primarily because I wanted to play with professional dedicated musicians like yourself but after spending a week there I decided against it. Now I build resorts in Hawaii. You never know how life can go.
Wow that is amazing
FWIW....I started my accounting practice in a new town knowing nobody. I did hustle. I cold called businesses from a lead list I had purchased. Receivers of my calls came to know immediately about how I could help them in context of how I had distinguished myself from the competition. The sincerity in my voice was conveyed. Your videos produced here in complement to your well established interpersonal skills is perfect training for hitting a new market cold. The challenge you will face is adapting to a market which likely won't have the same number of clubs per capita.
Man you are spot on. Appreciate the muscle in your hustle.
Dude your tone on that super strat rocked !!! you will be fine in Florida my friend !!!!!!
Dude thank you!
@@badbrad U are so welcome
I need to go back and watch the older videos.
Yes!!!
We got so tired and having to fight for our pay and going back the next day and all that we decided and I'm sure you heard this one before too we get paid the full amount in advance to set up our equipment.... the performance is free.... You don't want to pay for us to set up in advance we're not going to be there.... And I tell him ..
show me your good faith in advance you know the reputation we have I just have to make sure that I get my guys paid...🎉 You have a great trip...
Great idea. 🙏
Play…man! It’s my therapy🎶. And you know what, I wish more players would pay attention to how they dress on stage. I mean, put a little effort into it besides jeans and a T-shirt.
It does make a difference if you dress better than your audience.
Just beautiful Good Lord! do you have a video talking about your gear?
In this video I'm just using the Line6 Pod Express.....
Brad, I'm a musician too, and here is a topic I would be very curious if you could ever address, down the road.
I would be curious to know something about the whole process of getting gigs, negotiating pay, etc. Especially in some place that is NOT Nashville. I bet there are a lot of musicians like me, who live in places where the music scene is, let's say, not as exciting as Nashville. But we still want to be out there playing doing our best to entertain people and also make a little money at it. So your advice from your wealth of experience would be greatly appreciated!
Interesting topic. Perhaps I can get to that one soon. Thanks
Hey Brad! I am the guy from Williamsburg that is a recent follower. My name is Bud. When you first got to Nashville did you shop at Sam's Music and does a player named Tommy Hatcher ring a bell?
Your vids reach me.
I bought some gear from a store Tommy Hatcher worked at I don’t remember the name of the store
really nice . CZcams might not seem like much but man I like and subscribe here brother!!
keep it kicking
Thanks for the sub! It is much appreciated.
Hell yea brother the hair is a must. I’m 47 and my hair looks good!! When I go play these country gigs I’m lookin sharp and the ladies are always coming up and complementing my “swag” 😂 important sht though makes a big difference
Digging the alt scale licks on the c jam!!
Ha ha yes indeed!
Dude! Your guitar playing is awesome! Just do your thing. Personally, I am a bit different. I refuse to learn or play other people's songs because music is my retirement hobby, not my profession, and I am a creator and that is how I want to spend the rest of my retirement years. I have a very nice studio with all sort of instruments and the world can go to hell. I live in my own bubble. At almost 70, I haven't cut my hair in ages, dress like a hippie, behave and act like one because I don't have communion with the "alcohol addicted" music scene that is cultural and by design. A loser proposition but most realize so when they hit their 60's if ever when chronic disease becomes their normal. Let your hair grow, start your own band with alike looking individuals that are cool and have charisma. No charisma, no presence, big failure. Never dye your hair, you can't hide your age, maturity. When I see a musician with short hair or dyed hair, I immediately change the youtube channel. Long hair is a statement against status quo, dying your hair is kind of a sign of an insecure person in my opinion. Nobody wants to be another square, another brick in the wall. Those are a dime a dozen, like 95% of musicians. Dress cool when you perform. Project your feelings to the crowd as you play. I like rhythm guitar, drums and bass because that is the engine of the band, that unstoppable train. The lead guitar to me is where this train is going to take me. When I get the feeling of sparkles sound behind my ears in guitar playing, that is an orgasmic experience of the audio kind. Stay in shape until your 70s or forever to live a quality life disease free. Nobody wants to see an obese person playing because if you can't manage your own presence, image, the rest of your life is apparently pretty obvious a wreck, will power and maturity, being in command, is lacking. I have got a feeling that you could start an awesome band and do your thing succeeding at it. That is my opinion and opinions are like you know what, everyone has one. "czcams.com/video/wD7W7eXds_0/video.html"
Thank you! Very wise advice. Gonna take it to heart. Thank you.
You must know "Scott Henderson " from your MIT days - in the late 1970's He was the Hot Guitar player in Palm Beach County when I was in high school.
Yes I sat in that room and played with a couple times once we started playing and were joined by Gambale and Jeff Berlin.
@@badbrad I once bought an MXR Dyna. comp from him for fifty bucks. I never really knew how good he was until his solo albums came out - he was naturally gifted to be in the then booming music industry, but - he became a largely un known Musician's musician . His tune "Tore down house" really channels the kind of "Funkiness" I grew up with in WPB.
Yeah he is great. He went the pure artistic route.
@@badbrad And had to become "the Bandleader", and employer that independent artists so often must become to make any "profit" for all the effort it takes . Where will you be in Florida ?
Tampa eventually
Would also be interested in taking lessons if you're close enough
Perhaps we can make that happen.
The hair thing, do whatever suits you I guess. When my fur lost it's pigment I decided to buy a set of clippers. my reasoning was that getting a dye job to look good is pretty tricky and expensive in the long run. my hair grows so quick that the roots would show through in no time, then i'd need to spend more trying to cover it up. chop it off was my solution and grow the fuzz on my face instead, I don't care what colour that is. I told my grandson (who has really long hair) to cut it off when he gets old, as old dudes with really long hair look odd, the long look is for the young. I clip up every couple of days now, it suits me, although it isn't a good look on everyone. meh do what you like, you just have to live by your choices, some people say I look like a criminal, kinda funny when you consider I used to work in law enforcement, but that's the names I get for my choices and I live with it.
I hear you! It comes down to choice. Best to you!
What's wrong with the way the videos are recorded? It's cool, it's like getting a personal call on Skype.
I appreciate it!
You're gonna have to find gigs. Well, at least you're excellent in your craft. Consider this. You have (by default), st least 2 tickets sold immediately if you move within long distance driving time of Jax.
I’m in Daytona at the moment but can always zoom lessons
I wish I could have been a musician, or learned to play something.....who didn't back in the 70s-80s? We had great music and the radio blasted iconic tunes 24/7, MTV videos, year after year. But alas....most of us knew we had to take life seriously, & get real jobs, do real drudgery and only dream of the RnR lifestyle. I hung out with too many musicians and bands to list. One thing I realized early on, was that musicians were, for the most part, exceptionally talented at their craft (they put a LOT of time and effort into learning it).....but in life, they were generally a train wreck. Almost without exception. The old adage of what do you call a drummer without a girlfriend.....(homeless)......was in fact the truth from what I saw. Or close to it.
Looking back (and enjoying a early retirement with all the bells and whistles) I am glad I worked my ass off (at least the same amount of hours that a touring musician would have done, if not more, plus hell on the body) and now have zero worries about my upcoming golden years.....but it would have been fun to play a gig once. At least we have stories like Brad's to keep us entertained! I a thinking of learning to play something in my retirement just to see if I had any musical skill whatsoever, which is questionable at best. Then again...the guys I knew in bands were smart but only had discipline in their art....their lives were always a mess, which made it hard to be friends with anyone in a band. But they had guts to get on stage and play that thing. Which I always appreciated and admired. And always will.
See you in the cheap seats....which is where I sit nowadays. I don't like standing up front anymore like when I was a kid....hurts my back!!!
Man great post! I think now would be the perfect time to take up guitar. Best to you.
@@badbrad Thanks Brad....you as well. Congrats on going to FL.....huge state with huge difference depending on if you live north or south (i.e. the Orlando-Tampa line) and also Gulf vs Atlantic.
I like the panhandle....also known as "LA"....which means lower Alabama...:)
FL has changed a lot but has not gotten worse like Nashville has...i.e. it's more crowded and expensive, but didn't get dirtier, or deadlier by and large. Who knows what the future holds though. It seems to be nice and stable for the foreseeable future. A lot of big city refugees moved in after learning the hard way.
We shall see. Thanks
Hey man, what part of Florida are you going to be north or south? Also, I have a recommendation on that C7 play D-flat melodic minor check that out.
Yeah that’s the altered scale I use that all the time
The sadness is that listeners don’t know how music is made. With AI and computers, the gigs up. Time for all of us to move on. It’s a whole new gig now.
It is but I have faith in Analog music making a resurgence as people struggle to find realness in an analog world.
Great video as always Brad. Side question for ya: how do Suhrs like that compare to an American Fender Strat? I only ask because I have multiple American Strats and don’t have access to try Suhrs out here and am always wondering am I missing out or is it just another similar flavor. I mainly am curious about feel (neck shape and playability)
I’d say they are similar flavor to an American standard albeit more attention to detail and more refined by nature. I’m not they are worth cost but if you can find a deal go for it
@@badbrad cool thanks 👍
@@danthegeetarman no problem
Did someone say long hair on old dudes looks odd?
Tell that to the Vikings. Or Native Americans.
I’m with you there
@@badbrad Seventy-five y.o. guitarist / bassist, look 58, w/hair halfway down my back. It's only that short cos it won't grow any longer than that.🤪
Man you rock!
You should tell stories from the past. Maybe who you jammed with that crashed and burned or made it big.
I will stay tuned…
Brad, don't worry, they are jealous of anyone over 50 that has their hair still.
Foliicley challenged....dooood
Where are you moving to in fla if you don’t mind
Tampa
@@badbrad thx man best of luck to ya you got this you’ve got the best reason to do it A loving family
@@alanwatson3367 thank you
You BAD
Thank you!