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Hi, I couldn’t play Ibanez’s Wizard neck, so, I changed to ESP guitars, which is much better! I didn’t meant to hurt your feelings since you are using Ibanez.
@@DJCD92162095 Bernth plays an Ibanez AZ. The neck is much beefier than the usual RG wizard neck. But I get your point, dont like the wizard necks as well.
Of course. Guitar players are a fickle bunch. You gotta show you have mastered the things you teach for more people to take you seriously. It’s not about showing off. He’s saying…this is where you wanna get & I know how to do it.
I think it would be pretty fun to do an instructional video but have the video intro solo section just to be absolutely abysmal and mixed super horribly.. not to mention just no sound normalization between terribly timed video edits. A doctor Steve Brule type intro, but then best lesson ever
Ik, i need to take my guitar to get fixed, but I haven’t had the time to go. I think something might be wrong with one of the wires, so imma end up taking it to get fixed. Been too long since I plugged it in tho.
The biggest progress killer is procrastination. It's tough to do something with it because I usually get motivated enough to practice guitar at night when I can't do it because everyone else is sleeping...
@@PrimeEddie beats suck compared to AKG, Senheiser, even the cheap audio technica headphones are good lol. You can get AKG and Senhieser headphones for cheaper or the same price as beats and they are Much better quality material and better quality sound. Beats were good when they first hit the market but the company skimped put huge time after their product caught on with the young pop and rap community….
Man the whole straight fingers and left hand muting of strings is a beginners nightmare, I’d like to see more tips on the left hand string muting, I’m sure you have tricks 😃 thank you and keep up the great videos
lay your index across the strings below it, palm mute strings above, lightly touch string ahead of index with tip of your index finger, just explore, different ways work better for different people
When you do it it's a quick motion not super gentle your pushing all the strings down with fingers 1234 fast keep your thumb behind just do it firm you'll feel the strings click the fret or hear it in your amp if your doing it too hard. Firmly but enough all the strings stop at once.
You no it brother! My ex would pout about i paid more attention to playing guitar than her. Even going so far as knocking my guitar over numerous times ,when I was 1rst starting out.(Bi t ch)
@@gabriellindig Now that would be cool, practicing together, constantly taunting each other to take it a step further. Could be a nice motivator, even. I can see the fun in that. 😜 My girl doesnt play guitar, but she plays flute at a pretty serious level. And a mean a flute, as in a musical instrument, not some dirty innuendo 😉
@@johnmcfayden4897 I also had someone who kicked my guitar, but then there's no room for both of them in my house. And my guitar isnt going anywhere! 😉
Since that comment already exists I might as well just answer to this one and I'll say: this guy right now is helping me to encourage myself to practice more often again
My biggest killer now is motivation and in general the creative process. I’ve always tended to be a rigid inflexible thinker, so I struggle letting go mentally and truly improvising. Instead, I stick to a couple of melodic and rhythmic patterns I like and use them so much, it starts to sound robotic. I also can’t wrap my head around everything being susceptible to change or how to progress from one part of a song to another
I feel man, but once you get it, you'll have it. You'll get there buddy. Watching my favorite artists' tour videos always inspired me to play and write.
This is very much what I was afraid of not being able to overcome. I am an inflexible thinker as well and I always pondered if only flexible people can become great musicians. Surely, it comes to those more easily. But nowadays I'm more optimistic about gradually becoming able to let go, like slowly untying a knot. The key to getting there I think is really knowing your fretboard and practicing all sorts of scales, rhythms, tones and all. Once you are really familiar with all that, your brain will naturally know where the bridges from one pattern to another lie and you will be surprised to suddenly just be able to continue playing without really thinking about it. Just keep it on, I will do so as well.
That's a real struggle for most of us, I think. It's hard to get out of our own minds, thoughts and preferences to actually create something new (even to ourselves). What I do is try practicing different scales and modes, or even rhythms/genres. Many ideas come from exploring places where you don't normally go when you sit down to play or practice. Another thing is listening and playing different music, not the same genres and styles we're comfortable with.
You are on the right path. You practice parts until they are effortless and then you can piece them together seamlessly. Your motivation is wanting to be a better player.
@@Bernthguitar seriously - I love the new German words haha. My old boss studied German in graduate school and I would try to surprise him with words like... backpfeifengesicht and arschgeige LOL... but your words are just so wholesome and sound cool even if they describe regular things. (Still... a butt-violin is pretty awesome).
If i make a list with what i do wrong, i probably start crying😂 My biggest killer is not playing everyday and not challenging myself to try other stuff then what i always play. Since i dont really know theory and stick to the same playing style its hard to play amd find new stuff to try out.
ERDGESCHOSS!! I got super fustrated trying to address all my playing flaws at once. It wasn't until I start dealing with them one at a time, that I saw and felt a huge improvement. Thanks for all the great advise!!🤘🤘
My number one progress killer was saying (or blaming) that work, this or erdgeschoss caused me to not have enought time to practice. Turns out I had plenty of time; half an hour after lunch, an hour before the kids wake up in the morning etc. Just dooooo it! :)
Thought I would leave a comment as I bought your 10 steps to modern shredding a couple of weeks ago. I picked up guitar again over lockdown have been "on and off" for a long time, always found it hard to determine what I should be focusing on while practicing. Your program has really helped add a structure to my practice routine and has enough content to keep me occupied for a long time! Thanks
Thanks so much for taking the time to share this! I'm very happy that I can help out on your journey, thanks for also being part of the course community! :)
MY biggest progress killer is seeing all these amazing guitarists completely blowing me out of the water! Like, what's your mailing address bro? I'm sending you all my gear!
Honestly, as someone so hella out of practice that it hurts (left a lot of my instruments in my home country because I couldn't afford to bring them with me) - you will get better if you are consistent; don't compare yourself to others, just try to quantify how good you are by how much enjoyment you get out of practice, this is the only way you'll really continue. Becoming an amazing guitarist is merely a side-effect of having a lot of fun with a stringed instrument. Enjoy the process, enjoy being able to push yourself, play new songs, rock paganini, hybrid picking, keep that pinky under control - whatever floats your boat. There's always going to be someone better than us, but if we focus more on the enjoyment that we have while we play, then it doesn't matter if someone's better than us because we had tons of fun playing just 'cuz. Best of luck to you
My biggest killer is lack of discipline, not putting in the work to get the results. Also known as "I want it now without having to work for it" syndrome. I mean, if we're being honest, lets be brutally honest. I've had to find ways to trick my mind into practicing.
Psychology taught me that our brains love convenience, so if you seek to make some change in your routines, find ways to make them more convenient. Believe me, there's many ways to do everything
My progress killer is working on pieces that are too advanced for my current abilities...and then playing stuff that is too easy for my current abilities. ERDGESCHOSS for the win!!!
When switching from an Am to a G in the open position while fingerpicking my index finger always does a pull off. It’s so frustrating that it makes me feel as though I’m on the endegchross of my guitar journey even though I’ve been playing for about 30 years
It took me 15 years of playing to find all of these things on my own. Getting left and right hand muting working together was the biggest leap forward for me after Jason Richardson explained it in his Captain interview.
Dude this video single-handedly got me past the wall I've had in guitar playing for a long time and I feel like I have made years of progress in simply a day! A lot of guitar tip videos I've watched are things that are naturally intuitive to a guitar player, or general wise sayings which don't really actually give a whole lot of guidance. This format of showing mistakes you're making and then the way to correct them is phenomenal and has really catapulted my confidence.
Bad habit: practicing with a 'clock in the hours on autopilot' mindset instead of focusing on specific things to improve. And suggestion for a next random word: Datenschutzgrundverordnung. (That's what I deal with in my day job).
Been playing for like 16 years and I still get days when I wonder "why does my playing sound like a big steaming pile of s*it" and it's usually one of these reasons you mentioned, I then notice it and go "oh yeah, better not do that."
Hehe that’s just like me…I do find a cool environment helps me, if it’s hot, I am totally crap….I try to improve, think I have, for me I just do what I can, enjoy my little successes and pretend that Tommy Iommi is jamming with me….great channel, sure we all will learn…..key thing for me is to just have fun and know that you might like me sound a tad……crap…..but maybe not so crappy as others….right where’s me synthesiser hehe
Dude you’re an incredible teacher and have some fantastic advice! I got my first “real” guitar a year ago, I had a cheap squire strat prior but after lots of research I ended going with a schecter demon with a Floyd rose. I was super scared to get the FR but I’m pretty mechanically inclined so string changes and tuning really wasn’t that big of deal. Anyways, I started my guitar journey alone and I started developing really bad habits and thanks to you I’ve broken most of those! Without you I honestly would still be pretty lost lol. Just wanted to say thank you for the tips and techniques! You’ve helped me so much! 🤘🏼
My biggest killer has been impatience to just play, and honestly, a certain amount of laziness to do the work. I’ve handled guitars since I was a young teen, sometimes just dusting them off and moving them to sit down, whatever, then totally left the habit for a few decades (long story). Now that I’m 5 dozen, plus years mature (mature? Hahaha!) I’m aching to play; even if I’m my biggest fan! Mostly because I’ve realized my gift of gab and expression has begun to lend itself to song writing... this stuff must get out, no matter how it’s received, or I’ll crush under the weight of passion! So I’m here again on the erdgreschoss. But there’s familiarity this time around!
Have fun with it!! I am getting back into it after 13 years of not playing seriously, which isn't as drastic as your decades... but still!! I have learned to focus on what I loved most about instruments - it was the fun I had while playing them. This made practice a lot more fun and even if I was grinding out spider-walks and scales, it was okay because I was enjoying myself for a little bit before getting back to work or my studies. Best of luck to you - I hope that you post some of your songs soon; I will be happy to be a fan!
@@caileanhunt8679 yes that is really important. I got all the positions of the Pentatonic scale down, I just need to now start applying that to different keys
Hi I had a question, I’ve been playing drums for 17 on going years and been playing other instruments such as; keyboard and my acoustic electric for the last 2-3 years. I’m slowly building my home studio and I’d like to be able to pick up any instrument in my studio comfortably. Where should I start with your tutorials for guitar?? I also don’t have a electric guitar or amp just yet, but imma get there! Btw you are my favorite guitar teacher and I enjoy watching every time you post ! I’m a total newb at guitar, help me....
What I learned from Bernth: Focus on Timing Muting technique Theory basics Technique Sound Practice Most importantly,70% of you are not subscribed to Bernth😂😂😂
what's your opinion on practising with a high gain (but not overly distorted) sound specifically to accentuate mistakes? I find that on a clean sound I'm a lot less likely to notice sympathetic vibrations on open strings or if I fail a pinch harmonic
Gotta say, your 100% right the struggle is real. The more I suck the better I get! Thanks for the positive encouragement. Lol I’ll keep failing cuZ that’s how I learnt to walk too.
First floor, eh... Still sounds like a good thrash album name! Interesting... I usually crank the distortion about midway. Having a more classical guitar background, I usually fail under distortion. I need at least some distortion so that I can hear big mistakes with string muting, or unwanted scraping. However, distortion kills dynamics and tone consistency. What a tangled web we weave.
i started to play again, its been a few months now and i still feel like im at the erdgeschoss with my technique, but then i look back at my old playing style and i notice the improvements
Trust me guitar bro, at first I didn’t like it cus I thought I was shredding on my own and I didn’t need one. But once I started playing with one it showed me my flaws like playing off time and lack of discipline. The metronome is a great tool which brings an amazing level up. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
My problem is that i don't record myself, i tried to get this habit but for me it's annoying to turn on the pc everytime, open ableton, set the metronome, record and then actually listen to what i've played 😒 thank you for all your content, i really love your style 😁🤘🎸 p.s: next word could be Mähdrescher 🤣
i dont get it, when i curl up my entire left hand, how do i mute the high strings ,when playing on the low ones? If i play the lower E once , i can hear the high strings through my amp.
Ist es auch ok wenn ich einfach palmmute wenn ich nen downstroke mache? Weil meine Gitarre macht immer wenn ich eine Saite runterdrücke ein Geräusch von ner anderen Saite keine Ahnung wieseo
my practise routine as someone who works from home is simple... practise till fingers hurt too much to carry on... do a couple of hours of work and then come back and do the same again hahahaha
My biggest progress killer right now is the way that I'm holding my pick. I was self taught for a few years and I have always held my pick at the tip my thumb and pointer. I'm trying to fix it but trying to relearn the basics of guitar after 7 years is HARD.
Thunder above, Bernth's new video out, time to get down to the Erdgeschoss for some guitar practice. ;) As always, your videos on nooby problems are head on in a way most others are not. It's not like "here's a photo now you know how to hold a pick" but you really do get into the struggles and always find useful exercizes to put into the daily routine. Thank you so much for this!! You and your channel rock!
I can't thank you enough Bernth I have been playing on and off for 6 years I was stuck making no progress ( no motivation to practice ) I eventually stopped playing at all after watching your video on alternate picking I thought to again practice, during this Pandemic thing going on and man the progress I made past one month is so self satisfactory..... You not only know how to shred but you do know how to teach... Keep this quality content coming 🔥
I recently picked the guitar back up after 3 years. I only play the acoustic cutaway So I have to remove the thumb at the back of neck after about 14 fret so I can access more.But it can be done it's just tougher ill get it eventually 😊 At it a week now. You're videos are actually quite helpful. The pick was something I never really payed much attention to. I'm going to the shop soon to buy those jazz picks they really make a mountain of difference Thanks for the help 🙂I always found coz I play alone mostly to play along to the song helps you're ear and tuning and understanding plus timing . It's not the most creative but I just like to play songs I like 🙂
Man you're so far ahead that even your demonstration of improper string muting sounds clean and nothing like what I would get for a long time. Needless to say, this is one aspect that I started working on recently.
Wow,amazing ,thank u for taking the time to help us with all this,I've played for a long time,and I have some of those problems I just mentioned,so thanks again,,and I would like to say,another problem is getting a good person to work on my gear,this Monday,I picked up my Jackson,the man couldn't straighten the neck,so he hit my d string on every fret with a flathead screwdriver,crazy huh
You covered something that has hindered my playing for years. Just recently got my hands to work a little lighter on fretboard. I had terrible wrist pain, of course I also have Carpal Tunnel. Went from steel string instruments to nylon strings. Helped majorly. I am back to playing again. I use a distortion effect to make the strings sound metallic.
I got my guitar back after a year of staying away from it, due to the pandemic situation. Your channel has rejuvenated the love for guitar playing within me. Thanks a lot my man. From India ❤
I used to hate using a metronome because I always found I lost track of the clicks when playing. Then I got a drum machine and started using a techno kick beat instead and now I almost never play without a metronome. Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce!
my killers are my weight and my inability to commit to a schedule. 1: being a heavier set guy my stomach makes holding the guitar awkward and a bit hard to handle paired with the fact that my fingers are not very long and sausage like it just overall makes it very challenging to even try even despite practicing for days straight. 2: i have a hard time with scheduling not really because of my own inability to do so, but i have alot of family obligations that i cant really say no to and my job has a employee who is suffering health problems and i am the only one willing to come in and do the extra work and so i end up working 6 days a week at 12-14 hours a piece and am to exhausted to even think about practicing let alone just get out of bed. i have rocksmith which it does really help, but with the two problems stated above it just feels like a pebble rolling into a brick wall, i know when i did practice i saw some improvement but now that i cant keep a steady schedule progress is nothing but a dream at this point. my only conclusion i could come up to was to pay for lessons so that way i would have an obligation to go (i would be paying money for it which is a good motivator) and i feel as if they would be able to help me past my big killers.
Erdgeschoss! Danke dafür. I think my biggest progress killer is my finger placement on the fretboard. As I'm getting back into my practice, I catch myself touching the surrounding strings that I'm not trying to play!
Erdgeschuss!! Thank you for another fantastic video. My biggest challenge is keeping my pinky from flying around while playing. My second biggest issue is if I feel like I'm playing like trash I don't feel like playing even though I know I must keep going. Playing along with your videos is helping and I'm grateful for them.
Hi, I couldn’t play Ibanez’s Wizard neck, so, I changed to ESP guitars, which is much better! I didn’t meant to hurt your feelings since you are using Ibanez.
Thanks Bernth for all advices and your work . I practice every day your 15 min routine since couples weeks now , and work on my bad habits to turn off this red light each time I'm playing !
Love the channel, your content is amazing and has already helped me alot. That being said lol, my biggest struggles have been with hand synchronization and alternate picking. I try to challenge myself daily to do better and honestly some days are much more difficult than others. Any advice is welcome and keep shredding man, love your style 🎸
You prefer clean channel for practise? What a weakling! I don't use any amp! XD But seriously it's true. When I practise or record I hear only acoustically my guitar and metronom (or drum beat). Then I hear it again with DAW amps and IRs
any tips when the plactrum keeps turning constantly between your fingers? Already tried some with grip by dunlop, smaller ones with sand grip by Ibanez and so on but it just keeps on moving.. this is super frustrating and is taff to work on strumming speed when it just keeps turning all the time
Yes! Analize and work on the problems. Also, simple and short exercises that really focus on the problem are the way to go. What I'm working on now: On 3 note per string scales I always could go way faster descending with pull offs then ascending with hammer ons. Got to fix that!
Thanks for the tips, Bernth and erdgeschoss! I've been playing guitar for over 30 years. I used to play in a few bands then got married, had kids and had a period of about 20 years where I hardly picked up my guitar. My biggest frustration is that my skills have atrophied to the point where I think I'll never even attain the standard I was at, let alone improving on that. Because I can't play like I used to, whenever I pick up my guitar, I quickly get demoralised and give up. This leads to a vicious circle where I don't improve because I don't practice, and I don't want to practice because I'm no good any more. Any ideas?
Besides I could play scales up and down really fast, something that definitely was bad for me, as a musician, was not know how to apply the scales. When I started to understand harmony and how the scales are related to the chords everything became easier and I could use all my skills. Before that I just freeze during a gig, not because I was shy, but I could not figure out how to match base and solo... Other thing I think it's important is to know the guitar fretboard (not the note names blá blá blá, but to identify scales and their intervals for a specific Key). I still get lost when changing keys or using different regions of the fretboard.
I had one problem with my improvisation and writing.. I used to always play all my phrases axactly the same length regardless of what beat I started on..knowingly or unknowingly.. That was a real pain and a real annoying thing when you play back and hear your improvisation..it took me a real deal of focus and practice to get over that habbit ..i wish I would have recognized it in the first place when I was starting to get into improvisation and motific developments..
I used to always play along with crappy drum beats baked into my keyboard. friends used to like to flip to other style beats to try and trip me up. didnt realize I was practicing staying in time but I think that simple excercise of never playing without a beat to follow helped me alot. I guess that was my erggusherst er how every you spell it
