I remember buying a les paul, and dropping it off the back strap button in my kitchen over the tiles the first day i had it. I put my foot under it to break the fall and broke a bone in my foot lol. It took months to heal.
it seems to me that a wise choice at the time would have been to buy a bolt on neck guitar, like a stratocaster that way if it broke the neck it was easy to fix
@@galeofdusk That's awesome. I play a Japanese brand called Caparison - you can see it in my videos, like this one: czcams.com/video/yTRxs6GKsOs/video.html
Kraig Highnam I've never played a guitar, but i love music theory and rock/metal to death. So i'm thinking of trying it despite my lack of dexterity in my hands due to several bad finger breaks.
Don't fret Nycticorax (couldn't resist; sorry)... Google Django Reinhardt for a peek at someone who did OK with very little digital dexterity 🙂 Tommy Iamoni (spelling?) from Black Sabbath has done alright too. In any case, the Dropped tuning prevalent in your favorite genres will help you smash out some power chord riffs in no time. Take the plunge... if you love listening you're going to love doing! 🤘🏻
Dude I hope you kept to it is honestly so rewarding I've been playing a littel more then 2 months now and I'm getting to the point of looking up a song and getting the ghost of it in 30 - 40 mins and having it sound alright Keep at it man
I've been playing for 4 years, don't get me wrong I'm not Slash (yet) but I want to tell you that their is peaks and valleys in progression. Sometimes you will feel like your not improving but I promise you are! Stay at it and good luck. 🤙
@@archierobinson2854 an Artist LP60, a Yamaha Pacifica 012 as well as a core V2 Id core 40W with footswitch as well as an artist 10W practise amp among other things. I like both guitars, but Im going to switch the strings in the LP60 they are pretty thick.
I'm pondering buying an electric guitar - am playing classic/acoustic so far - and out of the instructional/tutorial videos on "what kind of electric guitar might suit you" etc this was by far the most useful. Thank you!
This really helped! I started like 6 months ago and didn't like the first guitar I got......So now I sold it after watching and got a squier jag and a epiphone les paul that I just love. I'm grateful for these videos as being autistic I find it difficult to try and understand things on my own. The close ups and descriptions help, thanks Rob!
@@woodenspoon6222 Did you get the Ibanez yet? Good guitar the RG, especially if it's more rock and metal you wanna play. I've got the cheap Ibanez grg170dx and it's spot on for jammin on my own in the kitchen. I like the fact it has a single coil as well as humbuckers.
@@leathersandals I've also got a cheap GRG170DX in Jewel Blue & it is very versatile for such a low price. I also have some very pricey custom-made by a local luthier Morrison, electric guitars which cost ten times more but I still often use the old reliable Ibanez. U r right too, the HSH pickup layout is cool. Blackstar amps all the way! Peace, respect & be nice to ya old chook!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! For motherfucking months I've been trying to find out how the effects loop works. FINALLY someone explains in plain English how it works. I cannot thank you enough. Cheers from Dallas!
This lesson is so invaluable for even an intermediate player! I have never played through a tube amp and used to wonder what amp heads and combos mean, this cleared up all the concepts. Thanks, Rob!
This is what I needed! It’s super overwhelming starting guitar when everyone is tossing out terms that I can’t understand. Even the other videos on youtube aren’t super helpful. Thanks!
Those of us who play and have played for a long time, take much for granted and we forget that there are absolute, utter beginners who need to know even the simple & obvious stuff like this. Good job feller!
Exactly. I don't know how many other guides I've watched that have gone straight to "well the pickups are better on this one" and I'm over here like "what are pickups???"
Thank you so much Rob for taking the time to show beginners like me who are just starting out learning the basics, I just started learning to play the guitar at 55 years old. I have wanted to learn how to play all of my life and now have the extra time to be able to do so and are having the time of my life.....thAnk you. Michael
I am watching this lol I've been playing guitar for 42 years. I started at 9yrs old. I'm 51yrs old now. There is a beginning to guitar playing but there is no end. Too much rock n'roll is grossly insufficient woefully inadequate and nowhere near enough. Tom Morrow, exactly, so... ? snort guffaw chortle... Mr. Mohamed Hallaba if you can compete as a guitarist with Rob Chapman after a meagre 15 wet-behind-the-ears years playing, be my guest? My bet is he'd blow you off the stage like an empty chip packet, mate, and the majority of us mere mortals along with you too while he's at it?!. Rob Chapman is not merely an outstanding outrageously talented supremely skillful & ego-free guitarist, his ability to communicate disperse & inform others of his enormous knowledge about all-things-guitar as a tutor is hard to match, only outdone by his insane technical & practical ability few 15th year guitarists could dream of equalling!. The bloke has his OWN GUITAR CO. for cryin' out loud? (n.b. I am not writing this Comment from a position of superiority pride nor self-serving selfishness, so don't get me wrong; ergo see My # 1 guitar playing etc rule Mr. Hallaba?). Why ARE you watchin' this anyhow Mohamed, if you think 15 years is something special compared to Rob Chapman, or Tom Morrow 40 years, or my 42 years, think again... My # 1 guitar playing / practice / learning / studio / live rule is if you happen to be the proud pig-headed big-headed owner of one, please leave your EGO at home. Simple salient sensible & show-proven advice you, Mohamed, I urge to take. Peace, cheers & don't blow all your cookies in the first 4 bars!
When you stop learning you might be dead, pulse check here, or most likely you like me enjoy seeing beautiful guitars played well. Peace through music.
Sounds like a simple idea, but this kind of introduction to guitar is something overlooked on CZcams. Well done Rob for a comprehensive intro for the new guitarist. You have covered all the bases, and explained pretty much everything. I wish I could have had this to watch 25 years ago! And yeah... "Truss me" didn't slip past us :O)
I've for years, wanted to learn to play electric guitar, and as a life-long electrical engineer, I can't wait to start making my own effects loops. I have vast expertise in analog and digital signals analysis, decoding, etc. I also have to equipment to analyse specific signals, and know how to convert a raw signal, into whatever I'm looking for, down to the nth order harmonics. Fortunately, my comfort with impedence, total harmonic distortion, etc is quite good. I suspect that much can be accomplished, on an experimental basis, with a laptop and a good I/O card, and my own designs in circuit boards. I just wanted to thank you. I've decided to spend my money on a good guitar, and good lessons, as well as having tons of time to practice. I will, in time, spend the money necessary for a good rig, probably starting out with a Blackstar, initially. But, thanks very much, this video as it is a cornerstone in my research.
@@sunavila Just still learning the basics haven't delved into pedals just yet. I feel that I need to pay my dues and learn to play at a decent level before I start with effects. I have numerous ideas, for example, I intend to create a circuit which allows me to change certain frequencies while leaving others "pure" and feeding the frequencues I've altered back into the origjnal stream delayed or ahead of the original signal on a user selectable basis. Nerd stuff
Hi Rob I've got a lot respect for you and your friend from Andertons! You guys do so many reviews with a lot of humor but very professional! The way you play guitar, wow speechless its amazing. You guys are answering lots of questions with your reviews for people with less experience. Thanks guys!!!!
I don't think it'll blow the speakers if they're not connected to it :p Without a proper load for the amp, you risk blowing the resistors and capacitors therein; it's not actually the valves themselves that are at risk.
I remember me using the whammy bar sideways as swell when I started out xD. I got so frustrated, because I couldn't dive-bomb, then one day I accidentally pushed the bar down and then I felt like idiot... Good to know I was not the only one doing that as a beginner ^^. I've bin playing for 10 years or so, and I still enjoyed watching the video for some reason :D. That's just the magic of Chappers!
I was taught Les Paul's are the bruiser Tele's are the mid weight Strats are the flyweight or high tone. The SG is just a flat les Paul bastard. Dont play without an amp, you'll get frustrated and end up hating the guitar. I started playing that way and quit 3 times before I finally bought an amp. I finally found out that it was much easier than I thought and I got a much different look at the guitar.
Why would an amp make that much of a difference? I play without an amp a lot of the time because I pick the guitar up for 5 minutes of procrastination and noodle around a bit. Still sounds great
I've been playing on and off for 21 years and with vast experience, but your methodology when teaching, Just hooked me up from The beginning til The very end, and I found it amazing that I didnt feel The time go by watching your vídeo. Amazing work. Felt like it was 1999 all over again for me, and the world was simpler and playing The guitar was The only thing that mattered. Kudos.
Rob I've just started playing 2 years ago and from watching your videos I've learned more then I ever thought I could. Your a fabulous player. You have a life long follower. I'd love to be able to pick your brain on playing.
Thank you so much for this cause I’m just getting into electric guitar and this video explained everything perfectly. In every other video I’m just like “ what the hell is a pick-up?”
I got more information out of hearing Rob Chapman in 36 minutes than hours of watching the "others"...I'll leave it at that. I am confident that, if I watch additional videos of his, I will know what I need to know to experiment with equipment and sound so that I am more likely to pick up a guitar than put one down. Thanks, Rob, for motivating me to go in the direction I have been seeking. I am in the market for a guitar and you have narrowed the choices considerably and it appears to be a "no-brainer". All that remains is for me to get the best deal on the guitar I want.
I'm 5 minutes in and I have to say, I can't comprehend how good this is. You covered pretty much everything I wanted to know in less than 3 minutes... Can't really say anything more. Well done.
I wasn’t expecting too much new info from your video but I have to admit that it contained a lot of good information and it provided a cracking good overview for people new to guitar as well as some older folks like myself who are getting back into the game after a long absence. Thanks for posting - I enjoyed it !
Thank you so much for this. A lot of videos on CZcams from pro players ignore basic stuff like this and as a beginner this type of information is very valuable. I learned so much from this little video and I'm grateful that you took the time to introduce he basic elements of your setup and various guitars. Rock on!
I've been playing guitar for about 25 years now, and I have to say, that this is one of the best videos I've seen on youtube about guitars, and playing them and all that stuff... Absolutely amazing shit, kudos man, you are awesome!!!!
Rob you forgot something extremely important. You're sitting there with probably 10k worth of guitars leaning on the couch and not a guitar stand in sight.
People should be thanking you Rob for sharing these kind of videos as these are hard work not to mention the filming and editing can also take a lot of effort and time. Cheers to you from New Zealand!
This is the best and most wholly inclusive video for beginners I have ever seen. I actually can't believe this video doesn't have more views. This should be seen by everyone starting out.
This is brilliinat thanks Rob! At the incredibly yung age of 54 I have decided to learn guitar. Dont wanna be on stage or busking even but ever since the middle to end of the 70's as a kid experimenting with all sorts of "effects" within me, I have wanted to be able to sit around the campfire or beach party bonfire, with a giutar, and just play some quality tunes to both excite and mellow the night away with. Whilst there's a lot on the accoustic which I like, there's even more on the electric guitar that I love. Thanks for the help, very much appreciated!!
Been playing for two years on my own, learning alone and what not and just now started with a teacher. It does wonders. Thanks Rob for the tips and bobs!
To sum up, get a Tele as your first electric. Nah, seriously, I'd say: 1-Less is more with budget guitars (simpler bridges for instance) 2-Don't get carriled away by the looks 3-The scale of the guitar is perhaps the biggest factor to consider (Google it and take your time to test different stuff) along with the feeling of the neck 4-once you get your first, take care of the action and intonation (learn about it and/or take it to a guitar tech)
I’ve been playing for 11 months and I just borrowed my dads acoustic guitar for fun til I actually started taking it seriously, I’ve been thinking about buying an electric so thanks this really helps me understand what the hell the knobs do and how to even use it XD
Chappers you genius MoFo!! I'm a 45 year vet and yet you've changed my life!!! Mo Mids, Mo Mids, Mo Mids!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!! All my guitars and amps are now my friends!
Sir, thank you so much for this video! I'm a bass player, hopping over to guitar. I've always wanted the skinny on guitar gear. This is awesome. You are a great teacher. Great guitar player too!
Studio Reeves You don't need exactly these guitars to begin, a lot cheaper will do. But these guitars are a great reference point to measure cheaper and more expensive models against.
He is just showing you the general different types of electric guitar. If you're a new player you obviously don't need to go and buy these 4 guitars - if you did as a beginner, you'd be about $6k down and unable to play any of them.
I have always loved music and instruments, especially the electric guitar. I am old enough now to be able to afford and take care of an instrument. I’ve been surfing the web and you sir are a great teacher/ musician. You’ve earned a subscriber and did an excellent job in introducing the basics to me in a way other videos haven’t been able to do. Thanks a lot pal
Another cool thing you can do on the Gibson guitars is if you put both tone volumes all the way up, and put the pickup switch in the middle position, you can use combinations of both of the volume knobs to get different blends of the pickups. That will give you lots of other different sounds other than just everything up to 10. If you adjust your tone knobs as well, you can get even more sounds. I think I’ve heard JoeBo talk about it in a couple of videos.
Rob, the "leave the switch on standby for 5 minutes" thing is all bologna! 1 minute is fine, but in reality, the standard warm-up time for tube filaments is 11 seconds, and there's no real advantage to turning the amp with standby on or not in MODERN amps. Now, here's the story behind why Standby switches really exist: The Standby Switch was originally implemented because of cost restraints. Tube amps need high voltage to work, and the power supply uses components called Capacitors, that are used to remove hum from the supply. Back in the day, high-voltage capacitors were pretty expensive, so as a way to keep amps affordable, they used ones rated to as close to the supply voltage as possible (example: if you have a 380v supply, you'd use 400v capacitors). Problem is, when the tubes are cold, the supply voltage is higher, because the tubes aren't pulling electric current thought them yet, which meant that it could go above what the capacitors were rated at, and therefore damage them (aka KABOOM). Since the manufacturers didn't want to raise the prices of their products by putting higher voltage capacitors in their amps, they decided to add a "standby" switch (which were much cheaper than capacitors), so the tubes could warm up before high voltage was applied to them, therefore saving the capacitors! Hooray! Pretty smart move back then, but kinda pointless today. Nowadays, high-voltage capacitors are pretty commonplace and cheap (heck, every computer power supply uses them!), and as a rule-of-thumb, most circuit designers will choose ones rated at least 1.5x to 2x the maximum voltage of the circuit, as to guarantee a longer and safer life to their products. Standby switches are nothing more than a novelty that we don't really need anymore. There's other things I personally feel could be modernized in tube amps, but I really thinkg the sandby switch is the most simple and pointless of them.
I have been playing Guitar 30 years, and I have to say this channel's videos are fantastic. I recommend them to any Beginner and even Pros may learn something. :-)
As far as plectrums (picks) I have found that it isn't thickness that is most important, but density. For instance, I use the Jim dunlap Jazz III plectrums. I find them to be very comfortable in my fingers, have a very sharp point for articulation, and they're very solid. They're less than a millimetre thick (approximately .88mm- .9mm) but it's made from a plastic that is so dense that it doesn't bend. This makes for a solid attack whilst playing as well as longevity of the life of the surface that contacts the string. Plus it also prolongs the life expectancy of my strings as I found in my 30 years experience, that usin 1mm and thicker picks just pounded the tone right out of them. But like Chappers had pointed out, the one that feels, sounds, and ultimately works for you IS the correct choice. P.S. Some amplifiers do actually have their effects loops on the front pannel, but they are most often found on the rear pannel. P.P.S. Great vid Chappers, take care of your voice, and enjoy the rest of the tour!!
That's a very important factor. I have a few picks and I remember being a bit annoyed by the fact that one of them bends easily compared to others (1mm was my preferred thickness at the time). Speaking of Jazz III-style plectrums, I absolutely love Planet Waves Black Ice picks (a bit thicker than 1mm and slightly bigger than a regular ol' Jazz III).
I made my cousin watch this video because he's been interssted in playing for years and jealous that i can play, 10 minutes after the video he went to andertons and ordered a squier starter kit
GOOD JOB ROB !,.... If u speak English as your 1st or 2nd language , half of the planet just got an Excellent, concise, full featured Primer,.... I've played for thirty years, this is one the best introductions, I've seen EVER ! A lot of info in a short time. very, very, good,.... suggest to new players, I will
Thanks for doing this video. It will definitely help a lot of people. Now could you follow it up with a beginners guide to achieving some basic good rock sounds.....?
Really nice overview. I have my heart set on a cherry burst Les Paul knockoff as my first guitar and I especially liked your discussion of the pickup layout. The amp stuff was very helpful as well.
Thanks for posting this! I've bee playing guitar for 16 years, and i think those of us getting up in those years tend to forget some of the simple stuff. Great intro for new folks, and a great refresher for intermediate to advanced players!
my videos if your interested in learning, then you know your options, I would suggest an epiphone Les Paul Junior, Epiphone Sg Junior, or a Squire Tele/Strat if you do decide you want to take a shot at learning, so you can learn on something that is motivating to play and won't be wasted money if you decide you don't like it
Oh my God. I've been playing a Les Paul for 16 years now. The entire time I thought the Lead position was the neck pickup and the Rhythm position is the bridge pickup. And I was never corrected. You have just blown my mind.
Yeah irl it’s easy. I haven’t played guitar ever and I’ve been thinking about learning, and I went to a guitar center, picked up this classic vibe 50s tele, strummed it, and I cringed so hard. Only thing is, I don’t know how to tune it right.
What about semi-hollow guitars? I agree that Teles, Strats, and Les Pauls help form the cornerstone of electric guitar-dom. But to me the ES-335 is the last piece of the puzzle. I also find it interesting that he refers to the neck as the rhythm pick-up and the bridge as the lead pick-up. To me it's the other way around...
You're not alone... Rob's using the traditional nomenclature in this video, as not to confuse beginners. And I agree on the ES-335 - rock'n'roll started with hollow body guitars, after all. ;)
This is for beginners. Generally guitars with F-holes are both expensive, compared to solid body guitars and tend to feedback a lot (especially the cheaper versions). My advice would be to stay away from them till you have enough money to make mistakes and adjustments (such as buying a noise gate pedal).
+orlock20 Andertons just did a video with an Epiphone 339-Pro that cost £339.00 seems pretty damn affordable to me. And honestly it would be a great idea to inform younger players how having a centerblock lowers the tendency to feedback. And think about it this way hollow body guitars are synonymous with jazz music and there are guitarists out there who would want to pick one up to play that style of music
I own the es339-pro and I like it It also has coil split so you get tone similar to single coil. Beginners might like PRS SE(student edition) I have custom 24 30th anniversary quilt top and it was affordable and also coil tap so get similar to single coiltone.
Easily the best beginner guitar gear video I have ever seen. So simple and easy to understand. Been playing for about 4 months now (as a hobby really) and this was so helpful. I think I’ve watched it at least 4 times now haha. Good luck to any other beginners out there!
Instead of the SG, which is systematically a lot like the LP, I wish he'd featured the 335/Gretsch semi-hollows and the Casino/Gretsch hollows. The whole range, in other words. Otherwise, thanks, Rob. You are an articulate and talented man.
"The rod is in there. Truss me."
You mean, "Thrust me.". =P
+nasri no, truss me. Like truss cover.
You're not very good at puns, are you.
i bet that does not just come to his head, he probably think about it lol
Haha yes.
I remember buying a les paul, and dropping it off the back strap button in my kitchen over the tiles the first day i had it. I put my foot under it to break the fall and broke a bone in my foot lol. It took months to heal.
But you saved the Les Paul ? right ?
i did lol
Mox_au are you sure?
it seems to me that a wise choice at the time would have been to buy a bolt on neck guitar, like a stratocaster that way if it broke the neck it was easy to fix
Ernesto Lone Wolf he could just buy strap locks. i'd take a les paul that i wouldn't drop over a fender that needed a new neck all the time any day.
Amps 19:58
Picks 29:00
Straps 30:00
Strings 30:42
Pedals 32:50
Thank you!
Merkmyster420 legend
Merkmyster420 too late smh
Doing God’s work
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This is hands down the best boil-down for non guitarists of what it is to play electric guitar. I'm showing my wife this.
@@galeofdusk Happy and alive, though it's been almost 15 now.
@@galeofdusk I'm actually playing right now! And no, she plays a few other instruments.
@@galeofdusk That's awesome. I play a Japanese brand called Caparison - you can see it in my videos, like this one: czcams.com/video/yTRxs6GKsOs/video.html
I've been playing guitar for 7 years, but I still feel like watching this video for some reason
Kraig Highnam it's ok. I've been playing for 16 years and I still watched the video :)
Sergey Pupko I've been playing for 100 years
Kraig Highnam I've never played a guitar, but i love music theory and rock/metal to death. So i'm thinking of trying it despite my lack of dexterity in my hands due to several bad finger breaks.
It's because a good teacher is rare, and Rob is a really good teacher.
Don't fret Nycticorax (couldn't resist; sorry)... Google Django Reinhardt for a peek at someone who did OK with very little digital dexterity 🙂
Tommy Iamoni (spelling?) from Black Sabbath has done alright too. In any case, the Dropped tuning prevalent in your favorite genres will help you smash out some power chord riffs in no time. Take the plunge... if you love listening you're going to love doing! 🤘🏻
Oh god, I just ordered my first guitar what have I got myself into...
Heroins cheaper
Dude I hope you kept to it is honestly so rewarding I've been playing a littel more then 2 months now and I'm getting to the point of looking up a song and getting the ghost of it in 30 - 40 mins and having it sound alright
Keep at it man
I've been playing for 4 years, don't get me wrong I'm not Slash (yet) but I want to tell you that their is peaks and valleys in progression. Sometimes you will feel like your not improving but I promise you are!
Stay at it and good luck. 🤙
Also what guitar did you go for 🤔
@@archierobinson2854 an Artist LP60, a Yamaha Pacifica 012 as well as a core V2 Id core 40W with footswitch as well as an artist 10W practise amp among other things.
I like both guitars, but Im going to switch the strings in the LP60 they are pretty thick.
I'm pondering buying an electric guitar - am playing classic/acoustic so far - and out of the instructional/tutorial videos on "what kind of electric guitar might suit you" etc this was by far the most useful. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words, have a great day :-)
This really helped! I started like 6 months ago and didn't like the first guitar I got......So now I sold it after watching and got a squier jag and a epiphone les paul that I just love. I'm grateful for these videos as being autistic I find it difficult to try and understand things on my own. The close ups and descriptions help, thanks Rob!
how are you liking them? any clear favorite so far?
@@woodenspoon6222 Jaguar definitely
@@TheIllusiveBlane I'm surprised! Thought honestly I've been leaning towards Ibanez lately. The RG models look very nice at around 400 USD
@@woodenspoon6222
Did you get the Ibanez yet?
Good guitar the RG, especially if it's more rock and metal you wanna play.
I've got the cheap Ibanez grg170dx and it's spot on for jammin on my own in the kitchen. I like the fact it has a single coil as well as humbuckers.
@@leathersandals I've also got a cheap GRG170DX in Jewel Blue & it is very versatile
for such a low price. I also have some very pricey custom-made by a local luthier Morrison, electric guitars which cost ten times more but I still often use the old reliable Ibanez. U r right too, the HSH pickup layout is cool. Blackstar amps all the way!
Peace, respect & be nice to ya old chook!
"But the rod is in there... Truss me." XD
Teehee. I didn't even notice.
Han Solo this guy predicted Doris by Suicide Silence
Jesus Christ I noticed that too😂
I didn´t get it,can someone explain this?
Felipe Pereira de Aguiar he was talking about truss rods
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! For motherfucking months I've been trying to find out how the effects loop works. FINALLY someone explains in plain English how it works. I cannot thank you enough. Cheers from Dallas!
YE YE!
"Much like the holy trinity of star wars films, the holy three - the *only* three"
I'm dying of laughter
This is literally the most useful video I watched when it comes to understanding what each piece in the guitar's construction does. Thank you so much!
As a beginner, thank you for taking the time to make a video for us
This lesson is so invaluable for even an intermediate player! I have never played through a tube amp and used to wonder what amp heads and combos mean, this cleared up all the concepts. Thanks, Rob!
Vishal Sheth think you used invaluable wrong lol
No invaluable means extremely valuable
@@robertduckyyt4367 we all learned something from this video.... How interesting.
@@robertduckyyt4367 woah, totally somehow didn’t know that! 🤯 Thanks for teaching me something today!
This is what I needed! It’s super overwhelming starting guitar when everyone is tossing out terms that I can’t understand. Even the other videos on youtube aren’t super helpful.
Thanks!
"waka waka porn sound" is the best thing I've ever heard you say.
I wish I found a video like this back when I first started playing.
Those of us who play and have played for a long time, take much for granted and we forget that there are absolute, utter beginners who need to know even the simple & obvious stuff like this.
Good job feller!
Exactly. I don't know how many other guides I've watched that have gone straight to "well the pickups are better on this one" and I'm over here like "what are pickups???"
Boomer
@@harry_mair this meme/comeback is dying because of stupid people like you.
_ Spadix _ unwarranted
Thank you so much Rob for taking the time to show beginners like me who are just starting out learning the basics, I just started learning to play the guitar at 55 years old. I have wanted to learn how to play all of my life and now have the extra time to be able to do so and are having the time of my life.....thAnk you. Michael
I've been playing guitar for 15 years. Why am I watching this lol.
I’ve been playing for 40, so...
klzag kathab
You’re still a beginner in the grand theme of things.
I am watching this lol I've been playing guitar for 42 years. I started at 9yrs old.
I'm 51yrs old now. There is a beginning to guitar playing but there is no end.
Too much rock n'roll is grossly insufficient woefully inadequate and nowhere near enough. Tom Morrow, exactly, so... ? snort guffaw chortle...
Mr. Mohamed Hallaba if you can compete as a guitarist with Rob Chapman after a meagre 15 wet-behind-the-ears years playing, be my guest? My bet is he'd blow you off the stage like an empty chip packet, mate, and the majority of us mere mortals along with you too while he's at it?!.
Rob Chapman is not merely an outstanding outrageously talented supremely skillful & ego-free guitarist, his ability to communicate disperse & inform others of his enormous knowledge about all-things-guitar as a tutor is hard to match, only outdone by his insane technical & practical ability few 15th year guitarists could dream of equalling!. The bloke has his OWN GUITAR CO. for cryin' out loud? (n.b. I am not writing this Comment from a position of superiority pride nor self-serving selfishness, so don't get me wrong; ergo see My # 1 guitar playing etc rule Mr. Hallaba?). Why ARE you watchin' this anyhow Mohamed, if you think 15 years is something special compared to Rob Chapman, or Tom Morrow 40 years, or my 42 years, think again...
My # 1 guitar playing / practice / learning / studio / live rule is if you happen to be the proud pig-headed big-headed owner of one, please leave your EGO at home.
Simple salient sensible & show-proven advice you, Mohamed, I urge to take.
Peace, cheers & don't blow all your cookies in the first 4 bars!
When you stop learning you might be dead, pulse check here, or most likely you like me enjoy seeing beautiful guitars played well. Peace through music.
This guy is an incredible teacher! I could safely call myself a solid intermediate player and I learned many things...amazing!
Sounds like a simple idea, but this kind of introduction to guitar is something overlooked on CZcams. Well done Rob for a comprehensive intro for the new guitarist. You have covered all the bases, and explained pretty much everything. I wish I could have had this to watch 25 years ago! And yeah... "Truss me" didn't slip past us :O)
this many years later - STILL the best thing i've seen. 6yrs didn't do much to make this vid not niche info and wildly useful.
I've for years, wanted to learn to play electric guitar, and as a life-long electrical engineer, I can't wait to start making my own effects loops. I have vast expertise in analog and digital signals analysis, decoding, etc. I also have to equipment to analyse specific signals, and know how to convert a raw signal, into whatever I'm looking for, down to the nth order harmonics. Fortunately, my comfort with impedence, total harmonic distortion, etc is quite good. I suspect that much can be accomplished, on an experimental basis, with a laptop and a good I/O card, and my own designs in circuit boards.
I just wanted to thank you. I've decided to spend my money on a good guitar, and good lessons, as well as having tons of time to practice. I will, in time, spend the money necessary for a good rig, probably starting out with a Blackstar, initially. But, thanks very much, this video as it is a cornerstone in my research.
Hey Kevin. How is your progress after 9 months?
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@@sunavila Just still learning the basics haven't delved into pedals just yet. I feel that I need to pay my dues and learn to play at a decent level before I start with effects. I have numerous ideas, for example, I intend to create a circuit which allows me to change certain frequencies while leaving others "pure" and feeding the frequencues I've altered back into the origjnal stream delayed or ahead of the original signal on a user selectable basis. Nerd stuff
Hi Rob I've got a lot respect for you and your friend from Andertons! You guys do so many reviews with a lot of humor but very professional!
The way you play guitar, wow speechless its amazing. You guys are answering lots of questions with your reviews for people with less experience.
Thanks guys!!!!
Something very important for the beginners: Never activate a tube amp if the speaker cable is not connected.
what hapoens? ive never thought about that as i dont have a tube amp
+Yesto depending on lots of variables, it could produce a popping sound so immense that it could blow your speakers. possibly. not always. haha
you can damage your amp if you use it without a load attached (speaker/loadbox)
I don't think it'll blow the speakers if they're not connected to it :p
Without a proper load for the amp, you risk blowing the resistors and capacitors therein; it's not actually the valves themselves that are at risk.
+Yesto you'll blow out your amp
I remember me using the whammy bar sideways as swell when I started out xD. I got so frustrated, because I couldn't dive-bomb, then one day I accidentally pushed the bar down and then I felt like idiot... Good to know I was not the only one doing that as a beginner ^^. I've bin playing for 10 years or so, and I still enjoyed watching the video for some reason :D. That's just the magic of Chappers!
Gibson SG Customs in 61/62 had a Whammy bar that worked that way, it didn't catch on and to be honest wasn't pretty
+Rob Blaize lol those geetars were awful
+cuauhtemoc morisco they played well but the wamm was terrible
i only figured this out today :')
I was taught
Les Paul's are the bruiser
Tele's are the mid weight
Strats are the flyweight or high tone.
The SG is just a flat les Paul bastard.
Dont play without an amp, you'll get frustrated and end up hating the guitar. I started playing that way and quit 3 times before I finally bought an amp. I finally found out that it was much easier than I thought and I got a much different look at the guitar.
Your playing should sound good without an amp too. Obviously it's more fun plugged in
Why would an amp make that much of a difference? I play without an amp a lot of the time because I pick the guitar up for 5 minutes of procrastination and noodle around a bit. Still sounds great
Don’t insult my boi SG like that
What amp did you end up getting first?
I've been playing on and off for 21 years and with vast experience, but your methodology when teaching, Just hooked me up from The beginning til The very end, and I found it amazing that I didnt feel The time go by watching your vídeo. Amazing work. Felt like it was 1999 all over again for me, and the world was simpler and playing The guitar was The only thing that mattered. Kudos.
Rob I've just started playing 2 years ago and from watching your videos I've learned more then I ever thought I could. Your a fabulous player. You have a life long follower. I'd love to be able to pick your brain on playing.
ihhhhhh, mah dad told me we'll buy a guitar on my birthday and im watching this, its my first time getting an electric guitar. can't waittttt
Hell yea man! You got the guitar?
@@mr.smirnoff4317 i already ordered and im just waiting for it to arrive jrfjjsjsjxjskakkd
Everyone considering getting into guitar needs to watch this video. Absolutely excellent intro into guitars.
Thanks Eddie I really appreciate that :-)
I'm 72 & been playing since I was 12 still found this useful.Nice to go back to basics.Very well explained.Thankyou
35:06 when he turn 8 ohms the dog starts barking but when he put back to 16 doge stops
How did you notice that??? Must have time on your hands.
Reading it again now, I don't even remember when I commented this lol.
What if that amp comes with a dog metronome?
Rock & Rollin' Nolan it does. 100%
It's the dog-loop switch. Every musician gets an animal when they master one instrument. Because animals and music are the best thing in the world.
Thank you so much for this cause I’m just getting into electric guitar and this video explained everything perfectly. In every other video I’m just like “ what the hell is a pick-up?”
How's the guitar going?
I got more information out of hearing Rob Chapman in 36 minutes than hours of watching the "others"...I'll leave it at that. I am confident that, if I watch additional videos of his, I will know what I need to know to experiment with equipment and sound so that I am more likely to pick up a guitar than put one down. Thanks, Rob, for motivating me to go in the direction I have been seeking. I am in the market for a guitar and you have narrowed the choices considerably and it appears to be a "no-brainer". All that remains is for me to get the best deal on the guitar I want.
I'm 5 minutes in and I have to say, I can't comprehend how good this is. You covered pretty much everything I wanted to know in less than 3 minutes... Can't really say anything more. Well done.
"The rod is in there ... Truss me" (*Applause*) That's the best joke I've ever heard
I wasn’t expecting too much new info from your video but I have to admit that it contained a lot of good information and it provided a cracking good overview for people new to guitar as well as some older folks like myself who are getting back into the game after a long absence.
Thanks for posting - I enjoyed it !
Sam B - I agree with your assessment of this chap’s video - well presented and not overwhelming! Jolly bloody good !
Thank you so much for this. A lot of videos on CZcams from pro players ignore basic stuff like this and as a beginner this type of information is very valuable. I learned so much from this little video and I'm grateful that you took the time to introduce he basic elements of your setup and various guitars.
Rock on!
I've been playing guitar for about 25 years now, and I have to say, that this is one of the best videos I've seen on youtube about guitars, and playing them and all that stuff... Absolutely amazing shit, kudos man, you are awesome!!!!
10:20 ... "Truss me.." Unintentional, but still made me laugh...
Rob you forgot something extremely important. You're sitting there with probably 10k worth of guitars leaning on the couch and not a guitar stand in sight.
+Scott Clayson sorry I think in AUD. Here you'd pay 4K for a custom shop strat, 4.5k for the Les Paul, 1.5k for the Tele and at least 2 for the SG
haggai samuelson If their standards then theres about 2000-3000 euros worth of guitars there
It's OK, all these guitars have affordable models.
SpermatoZO basically the same tho
Les Paul - £2,000; SG - £1,750; Strat - £750; Tele - £500. All together about £5,000.
People should be thanking you Rob for sharing these kind of videos as these are hard work not to mention the filming and editing can also take a lot of effort and time. Cheers to you from New Zealand!
4:11 lmao "Some people say different kinds of wood give you different kinds of sound", and just cuts off there.
Oh they absolutely do. On acoustic instruments.
That's funny, different kinds of sound give me different kinds of wood....
A 335 should be included in the original electric guitar list.
I thought that too.
Definitely, that's a very blatant abscence... The 335 is one of the pillars of Rock'n'Roll
I believe a Jedi Mind Block is in play... :0)
I completely agree but I think this video was based on solid bodies
alan mcfly anyone?????
35:06 Chappers "says" it's about ohm's etc. but it's actually the dog activation switch. Listen to the barking start and stop.
So four and one half years after this video is made I get to watch it. Well done and thanks for the helpful and interesting content.
This is the best and most wholly inclusive video for beginners I have ever seen. I actually can't believe this video doesn't have more views. This should be seen by everyone starting out.
I’ve been playing for 10 years and I learned so much from this.
This is brilliinat thanks Rob! At the incredibly yung age of 54 I have decided to learn guitar. Dont wanna be on stage or busking even but ever since the middle to end of the 70's as a kid experimenting with all sorts of "effects" within me, I have wanted to be able to sit around the campfire or beach party bonfire, with a giutar, and just play some quality tunes to both excite and mellow the night away with. Whilst there's a lot on the accoustic which I like, there's even more on the electric guitar that I love.
Thanks for the help, very much appreciated!!
Andy_K that’s me at 56.
Great basic starter information, especially for those of us adding the electric to our musical journey, and who started on the acoustic.
Been playing for two years on my own, learning alone and what not and just now started with a teacher. It does wonders. Thanks Rob for the tips and bobs!
To sum up, get a Tele as your first electric.
Nah, seriously, I'd say:
1-Less is more with budget guitars (simpler bridges for instance)
2-Don't get carriled away by the looks
3-The scale of the guitar is perhaps the biggest factor to consider (Google it and take your time to test different stuff) along with the feeling of the neck
4-once you get your first, take care of the action and intonation (learn about it and/or take it to a guitar tech)
I’ve been playing for 11 months and I just borrowed my dads acoustic guitar for fun til I actually started taking it seriously, I’ve been thinking about buying an electric so thanks this really helps me understand what the hell the knobs do and how to even use it XD
Chappers you genius MoFo!! I'm a 45 year vet and yet you've changed my life!!! Mo Mids, Mo Mids, Mo Mids!!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!! All my guitars and amps are now my friends!
Sir, thank you so much for this video! I'm a bass player, hopping over to guitar. I've always wanted the skinny on guitar gear. This is awesome. You are a great teacher. Great guitar player too!
I think a beginner's question would be, how do you find the money to buy all these branded guitars? =)
Studio Reeves You don't need exactly these guitars to begin, a lot cheaper will do. But these guitars are a great reference point to measure cheaper and more expensive models against.
craigs list
Get a job? just a thought
He is just showing you the general different types of electric guitar. If you're a new player you obviously don't need to go and buy these 4 guitars - if you did as a beginner, you'd be about $6k down and unable to play any of them.
Don’t worry, at Andertons, you can get a “budget” set up that will let you sound like axle McSlash for only £20,000.
I have always loved music and instruments, especially the electric guitar. I am old enough now to be able to afford and take care of an instrument. I’ve been surfing the web and you sir are a great teacher/ musician. You’ve earned a subscriber and did an excellent job in introducing the basics to me in a way other videos haven’t been able to do. Thanks a lot pal
Another cool thing you can do on the Gibson guitars is if you put both tone volumes all the way up, and put the pickup switch in the middle position, you can use combinations of both of the volume knobs to get different blends of the pickups. That will give you lots of other different sounds other than just everything up to 10. If you adjust your tone knobs as well, you can get even more sounds. I think I’ve heard JoeBo talk about it in a couple of videos.
10/10. Extremely Well done
God that Les Paul is hot af
more of a tele man myself ;)
So True, i wish i can get one some day.
Lucas C a rather particular taste
I’m partial to the SG myself.
Sir, you can't fuck a guitar
I've been watching many introductory guitar videos. This is the best I've found so far. Congrats!
Thank you Rob, it's the most simple/comprehensive/friendly beginner's guide to electric guitar I've ever watched!
Great video
Hi Rob
It could be also interesting to made some videos about restoring or pimping an electric guitar.
Best
+Miles Russell-Stracey wow that sure affects appearance. /s
+Yesto he put a bare knuckle pickup in it and a SD quarter Pounder I think??? So there's your sound altering you smart ass.
rabea has a video tutorial thing about it I think
+DEATHBAT gaming oh well im not op so i probably shouldnt say appearance if the guy meant sound by pimping
I wish I had seen this video 4 years ago! Great stuff.
I’m an experienced guitar player, been doing it for many many years... but I still enjoyed this video... Rob you are very watchable
Man i really wish this was the first video that would've been recommend to me when I searched for an intro to electric guitar.
Great video!
Wish we had such great introductions 25 years ago.
Rob, the "leave the switch on standby for 5 minutes" thing is all bologna! 1 minute is fine, but in reality, the standard warm-up time for tube filaments is 11 seconds, and there's no real advantage to turning the amp with standby on or not in MODERN amps.
Now, here's the story behind why Standby switches really exist:
The Standby Switch was originally implemented because of cost restraints. Tube amps need high voltage to work, and the power supply uses components called Capacitors, that are used to remove hum from the supply.
Back in the day, high-voltage capacitors were pretty expensive, so as a way to keep amps affordable, they used ones rated to as close to the supply voltage as possible (example: if you have a 380v supply, you'd use 400v capacitors).
Problem is, when the tubes are cold, the supply voltage is higher, because the tubes aren't pulling electric current thought them yet, which meant that it could go above what the capacitors were rated at, and therefore damage them (aka KABOOM). Since the manufacturers didn't want to raise the prices of their products by putting higher voltage capacitors in their amps, they decided to add a "standby" switch (which were much cheaper than capacitors), so the tubes could warm up before high voltage was applied to them, therefore saving the capacitors! Hooray!
Pretty smart move back then, but kinda pointless today.
Nowadays, high-voltage capacitors are pretty commonplace and cheap (heck, every computer power supply uses them!), and as a rule-of-thumb, most circuit designers will choose ones rated at least 1.5x to 2x the maximum voltage of the circuit, as to guarantee a longer and safer life to their products.
Standby switches are nothing more than a novelty that we don't really need anymore.
There's other things I personally feel could be modernized in tube amps, but I really thinkg the sandby switch is the most simple and pointless of them.
I have been playing Guitar 30 years, and I have to say this channel's videos are fantastic. I recommend them to any Beginner and even Pros may learn something. :-)
Been playing for a couple of years, but it has still helped to expand my guitar vocabulary and what to look for in a guitar.
"If it moves and you don't want it to, use this" XD
the only rule of rock n roll =D
"The rod is in there.... TRUSS me" Hahahahah
Probably the best Intro guide I've found. Covered the basics where many seem to assume too much prior knowledge
As far as plectrums (picks) I have found that it isn't thickness that is most important, but density. For instance, I use the Jim dunlap Jazz III plectrums. I find them to be very comfortable in my fingers, have a very sharp point for articulation, and they're very solid. They're less than a millimetre thick (approximately .88mm- .9mm) but it's made from a plastic that is so dense that it doesn't bend. This makes for a solid attack whilst playing as well as longevity of the life of the surface that contacts the string. Plus it also prolongs the life expectancy of my strings as I found in my 30 years experience, that usin 1mm and thicker picks just pounded the tone right out of them. But like Chappers had pointed out, the one that feels, sounds, and ultimately works for you IS the correct choice.
P.S. Some amplifiers do actually have their effects loops on the front pannel, but they are most often found on the rear pannel.
P.P.S. Great vid Chappers, take care of your voice, and enjoy the rest of the tour!!
That's a very important factor. I have a few picks and I remember being a bit annoyed by the fact that one of them bends easily compared to others (1mm was my preferred thickness at the time). Speaking of Jazz III-style plectrums, I absolutely love Planet Waves Black Ice picks (a bit thicker than 1mm and slightly bigger than a regular ol' Jazz III).
I made my cousin watch this video because he's been interssted in playing for years and jealous that i can play, 10 minutes after the video he went to andertons and ordered a squier starter kit
this is amazing and awesome
good job
Lukestersim :3 is he still playing
hes impossible not to watch cuz he absolutely has passion for what he does. hes such a great reviwer. just smart
I've been playing guitar for nigh on 30 years and I still got something out of this video. Your stock is rising, Mr. Chapman.... ;)
Thanks for making a video like this for beginners! I enjoy all of your videos.
turn your gain up and your 2nd volume down, press the little button
and make sure it's plugged in
GOOD JOB ROB !,.... If u speak English as your 1st or 2nd language , half of the planet just got an Excellent, concise, full featured Primer,.... I've played for thirty years, this is one the best introductions, I've seen EVER ! A lot of info in a short time. very, very, good,.... suggest to new players, I will
above all of beginner's guide in YT. this is the most recommended videos for us (beginners). more vids sir
This should be a mandatory watch for anyone looking to get into guitar playing.
Thanks for doing this video. It will definitely help a lot of people. Now could you follow it up with a beginners guide to achieving some basic good rock sounds.....?
For the beginners, getting your face ripped off is a good thing in this context.
Really nice overview. I have my heart set on a cherry burst Les Paul knockoff as my first guitar and I especially liked your discussion of the pickup layout. The amp stuff was very helpful as well.
Thanks for posting this! I've bee playing guitar for 16 years, and i think those of us getting up in those years tend to forget some of the simple stuff. Great intro for new folks, and a great refresher for intermediate to advanced players!
i literally subscribed when he said *insert electric bolt*
idk why i m watching this and i dont have any guitar
my videos if your interested in learning, then you know your options, I would suggest an epiphone Les Paul Junior, Epiphone Sg Junior, or a Squire Tele/Strat if you do decide you want to take a shot at learning, so you can learn on something that is motivating to play and won't be wasted money if you decide you don't like it
PraessiTV thanks for suggestion and now i am forcibg my parents to buy me a electric guitar
my videos no problem man, any time. 👍
they are gone :(
Then this video is perfect for you to watch then go out and buy one ;)
Oh my God. I've been playing a Les Paul for 16 years now. The entire time I thought the Lead position was the neck pickup and the Rhythm position is the bridge pickup. And I was never corrected. You have just blown my mind.
I have been playing for years and never understoofd this side to guitars. Thank you!
One simple strum and he knows it's out of tuned. Man, wish i have that keen ears!
its pretty easy to tell though. If you're strumming a chord it sounds awful if it isnt in tune
Yeah irl it’s easy. I haven’t played guitar ever and I’ve been thinking about learning, and I went to a guitar center, picked up this classic vibe 50s tele, strummed it, and I cringed so hard. Only thing is, I don’t know how to tune it right.
What about semi-hollow guitars? I agree that Teles, Strats, and Les Pauls help form the cornerstone of electric guitar-dom. But to me the ES-335 is the last piece of the puzzle.
I also find it interesting that he refers to the neck as the rhythm pick-up and the bridge as the lead pick-up. To me it's the other way around...
You're not alone... Rob's using the traditional nomenclature in this video, as not to confuse beginners.
And I agree on the ES-335 - rock'n'roll started with hollow body guitars, after all. ;)
This is for beginners. Generally guitars with F-holes are both expensive, compared to solid body guitars and tend to feedback a lot (especially the cheaper versions). My advice would be to stay away from them till you have enough money to make mistakes and adjustments (such as buying a noise gate pedal).
+orlock20 Andertons just did a video with an Epiphone 339-Pro that cost £339.00 seems pretty damn affordable to me. And honestly it would be a great idea to inform younger players how having a centerblock lowers the tendency to feedback. And think about it this way hollow body guitars are synonymous with jazz music and there are guitarists out there who would want to pick one up to play that style of music
I own the es339-pro and I like it It also has coil split so you get tone similar to single coil. Beginners might like PRS SE(student edition) I have custom 24 30th anniversary quilt top and it was affordable and also coil tap so get similar to single coiltone.
Easily the best beginner guitar gear video I have ever seen. So simple and easy to understand. Been playing for about 4 months now (as a hobby really) and this was so helpful. I think I’ve watched it at least 4 times now haha. Good luck to any other beginners out there!
I've been playing for a year now, and have an album recorded and I'm starting a jam band. But hey, it's never te wrong time to go over the basics!
"the rod is in there, truss me" xD
Thanks for that mate!
Take care of your voice!
Cheers!
Rob really has a knack with teaching stuff. Very clear and concise.
Instead of the SG, which is systematically a lot like the LP, I wish he'd featured the 335/Gretsch semi-hollows and the Casino/Gretsch hollows. The whole range, in other words. Otherwise, thanks, Rob. You are an articulate and talented man.
35:08 *!Dog Activated!* Please exercise caution!
35:12 *!Dog Deactivated!* Have a nice day!
Jack Jackson 😂😂
32:40 Protect your guitar... Smacks neck with pedal board.