He started playing in the 4th grade when he asked for a guitar when he saw it at a music store. We took guitar lesions together for several years. Took him to his first concert (AC/DC) when he was in the 6th grade. I knew he had a special talent from the beginning. After the concert I bought him the AC/DC Back in Black Tab book and he memorized all the songs from beginning to end (the rhythm parts) in a week. We got monthly guitar mags back then and he would memorize tabs in back of the mags in no time while I still struggled with the first page. Started his first band in 8th grade and played in all ages clubs until he was 21. We stated collecting guitars together early on and would visit all the Seattle guitar shops on the weekends. I think thats how he got so talented at improve. He would be playing behind a wall of amps in a guitar shop and a someone would see this young kid with a Sonics jersey on and be stunned with a kid playing like an old pro. He won the Guitar Center "King of the Blues" contest 3 times and went to the regional finals in LA, Chicago and San Diego. Interesting note is the the local guy from each Guitar Center where the regionals finals were held one every time. A Judge came out at the LA contest and told Aaron he was ripped off. He has has a band ever since and plays locally in the Seattle area almost every weekend. He has a day job that keeps him from being a starving artist. This link is old video from 2010 contest in Seattle ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AMRWV-HFefM.html
@@gbhstrat1 Wow love this! Really appreciate you responding. His playing blows my mind. Any time I see a Strat on this channel I’m like “please be Aaron” lol
@@rvnlvr0599 he does these for ECG usually on his lunch hour when he goes in and bangs out 4 or 5 demos. Many are with just one take. He has the ability to turn off his brain and just play without over thinking. He often does not even remember all the stuff he played. I wish I had that ability. I feel like I have one year of experience times 25.
@@jaypeterson7637 I was born on Oct 24, 1954. For my fiftieth birthday my girlfriend bought me a left-handed G&L George Fullerton model strat, black with a white pickguard and maple neck. It looks just like the Clapton blackie guitar. I still have it, Oct 2024 it will be 20 years old.
My S#0517 had knots in the body! Guitar is long gone, but I still have the neck! Look at how low the 3rd string pole pieces are on each pickup! Great for plain thirds!
I have on of these, a 1955 tho. Very good shape and 100% original. Ý⁵Was handed down from my dad who got it from his dad. I used to play alot when I was younger , but not so much anymore. Ill be handing it down to my son eventually
@@aaronhiebert4745 The solo made it obvious, but I love the more alternate timeline way you played it. I love when covers keep the root notes but switch it up to differentiate from the OG song but still keep the same narrative
The really interesting thing is, what will become of the guitar. How much further will it go, I personally feel that it would be better used at least on occasion ie a few times a year, but I get it, it's rare, and expensive, but truthfully I'd play it every day , if something breaks you fix it, and continue on, otherwise it becomes a bird in a gilded cage, admired but never free to truly live it's intended life...
