Giving My Guitar Teacher The Ultimate Gift 

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The more excited he got the more Canadian he sounded

I think Samurai Amps needs to be a thing. Million dollar idea.

The coolest part of all of this is the fact that Sammy's dad has named himself Samurai Dad. That shows how much he respects his son.

“We gotta do a gig with these two” man he was so excited he wanted to start jamming immediately 😂💯

This was so wholesome.. Thank you Adam for giving us the gift of SammyG.. And thank you Samurai Dad for making this amp.. 💙💙💙

This video made me curious about my guitar teacher who I took lessons with from 1997 until maybe 2000. He was hugely influential to my playing and is likely the reason that I always stayed interested in guitar and am still an active guitarist today. Unfortunately my internet search on him resulted in finding his obituary from 2016. He was only 63. I wish I could have let him know how much of an impact his lessons, instructions, and guidance left on me. It's so great that you got to do this for your teacher.

Take you for sharing this! When I was learning to play guitar back in 2004, (at the time) my parents were a bit annoyed by me learning and practicing super loudly but there was a man that lived on my block that was a jazz/blues musician that would constantly talk to my dad and hear me “rock out”. One day he asked my dad if he can go up stairs and talk to me and that was when we officially met, his name was Miles, his friends called him EmmJay. Through out the years he mentored me, invited me to his gigs and plays that he would be performing the music on. And then on the Jan 2014 I noticed that he hasnt been moving his car and he started to get a lot of parking tickets. I then saw his car get towed and then people were leaving his apartment with his music gear and his main guitar, a red fender strat with a faded white pickguard. I asked them what happened and they told me that EmmJay passed away on Christmas Eve and he was alone. Watching this video really meant a lot because I think of EmmJay as the first person to have believed in me and motivated to keep practicing. Thank you so much for sharing dude.

Sammy is slowly becoming the guitar version of Mr beast

I like that you didn’t try to trick him or lead him on or anything like most RU-vidrs do. You just came on out and told him as soon as he saw it.

Bro we NEED a video with Samurai Dad already. From everything you've shown us he's a legend.

"Sometimes gifts are just as much for the person giving them." So well said!

That was SO SWEET. And the sparkle in his eyes, when he realized it was his to keep. Thank you Sammy for sharing, thank you Adam for continuously sparking it in Sammy, thank you Samurai Dad for being such an awesome tinkerer.

Your Dad is just awesome You're truly blessed to have a father like him.

Samurai Dad RU-vid channel needs to be a thing! I would love to watch a video of any genre of his tinkering and making such amazing items.

The Samurai and the Sensei...great story. I'm thinking since he taught you, working together as pro's was a cinch. The amp gift, it's how we all dream of saying thank you to such an influence in life. Love it!

Man that's a special gift for a really cool friend and mentor. I would tear up a bit. If your dad was up for another build that could be auctioned off for some worthy charity (the Childrens Hospital in Winnipeg?) perhaps that would be lit.

Great teachers can change lives.

Huge props to you and your dad for simply being creators in this world.

I forget alot that you are Canadian but the more excited Adam got the more obvious it became. This was so awesome to watch. Really enjoyable to see people experience such joy

Sammy G doesn't upload that frequently but when he does they're such a joy to watch and savor, like a fav show

i can't believe how much your kids look like you! lol. love the video. so good to see people doing kind things for each other.

I got a guitar from my uncle when I was 8, "dad" locked it away. Didn't start playing till I was 21. First song on radio was when I was 27, 4th song I wrote of 28 spread over 2 albums and an EP. You _TOTALLY_ lucked in the dad depatment duder.

There is something about pure joy that can never be faked. This was so pure! Just a person who loves music and can't contain it. AWESOME PRESENT!

There's just something so wholesome about everything in this video. Going from teacher & student relationship to friends in bands. Dad supporting his kid's hobby, and actively participating in it for both his pleasure and the benefit of his son. To gifting a priceless piece of a hand built icon of music from someone who always supports you, to someone who basically always supported you musically. My father has also built me and my brother amps and cabs, so this video really hits me in the feels. Genuinely refreshing video to see during these troubled times.

As a tinkerer myself ( I'm not as good as Samurai Dad), I need a Samurai Dad youtube channel where we just watch him work. That's gonna be so awesome and therapeutic to watch

You are such a great friend and son. I wish I could do something like this for my teacher.

What a beautiful story and an amazing gift of appreciation. Kudos to your dad as well for the hours of love and appreciation he put into this project.

I wouldn't say I catch every single one of your videos, but I am glad this one made into my feed. What an incredible story, and am thankful for you sharing!

I love seeing things come full circle like this. I recently got into contact with the guy who taught me how to play guitar and it’d be amazing to be able to do something like this.

I’ve gotta reach out to my first guitar teacher. This nearly made me cry

Great video! It's cool that the amp was made by your Dad. Treasure him while you have him - I've watched your videos long enough to be sure that you do treasure him. My Dad passed away in 2019 and even though I'm now 64 I still miss the advice and help he was always able to offer. His support and that of my late mother was crucial in me becoming a life long guitarist

Well, this inspired me to look up my old guitar teacher John Perrone, who taught me classical guitar at the Royal Conservatory back in the 70s. I found his obituary, and there was able to post a photo of him playing guitar and to leave a short message. I would rather have been able to gift him with an instrument like you just did; I remember when I brought in my newly custom made Renaissance lute to play for him, and how pleased he was to hear some of my repertoire pieces played on the lute, for which they were originally written! :) (Under his tutelage I won a silver medal for highest Conservatory exam grade in the Province on guitar that year! Still have it.)

This is so wholesome. Amazing teacher whos done so much, and your dad is super cool too. Great to see :)

This was such a beautiful thing to see. The history you had with your teacher, and just seeing his reaction was so perfect. Sometimes paying it forward is the way to go, and you did such a great thing, doing this for your first teacher, you could definitely tell he appreciated everything about it.

Absolutely amazing. Great job. Man I've had so many students over the years.... God bless you and your family

That was awesome of you and your dad to do for him. Such a nice gift that a musician would truly appreciate.

Paying it forward in the best possible way! Your Dad is a truly talented artist, and he nailed the 5e3 sound (I know as I have one) I would have recognised it from sound only without video tbh 😊

Such a beautiful gift to give your first teacher! He will enjoy it for many, many miles of music making to come! I really love your snazzy cabinet, which turns heads and ears alike. Many people will be asking you how to get one. They both sound pretty darn glorious just like the OG! Maybe you can find out more details about how your dad made it and share for the people who love to geek about homemade gear.

What an incredibly beautiful friendship, awesome thing for Samurai Dad and you to do. Loved getting to see his genuine excitement and appreciation!

This is by far one of the coolest, most inspiring things I have ever seen. Keep being awesome, Sammy

What a wonderful and cool thing for you and your dad to do for your teacher!!! 🎉🎸🎉🎸

I watched this twice. First for the reaction of your teacher and second time for your reaction. I had the biggest smile both times. I really think tis was one of the greatest clips to view this year. Thanks for this beautiful moment between you and a person you care for.

I always love coming back to your channel. I don’t play as much as I used to, but I was born and raised in Winnipeg and it just always brings me such joy. I used to play at cowboys too, and Dix, and the pal, I loved those gigs. The way we talk, the reaction for some reason just felt like home. So the video was much appreciated, thank you.

SO wholesome I love it! Also that grin at the camera at 11:25 lol, what a moment.

Your dad is a saint! What an awesome dude! Makes sense that u r his son. Bravo !

Very wholesome love it always water your roots💯🐐

This was just a joy to watch from beginning to end. Great sounds, and absolutely gorgeous amps.

That is so great! You and your dad are wonderful people.

This is so great. Loved the story from initially being disappointed in this "Adam guy" being your teacher to the smile on his face when receiving the gift. SammyG, your dad is an inspiration for all dads. You're a lucky dude. Hope Adam enjoys this amp for the rest of his days. Wholesome video and put a smile on my face.

I'm still smiling here! Nice to see you pass on to your friend and mentor when you had a change! You also gave us back home a good fuzzy feeling so the gift didn't end there =)

What a WONDERFUL video and thing to do! The warm fuzzies are super strong here. Thanks for this, you're a magnificent human.

Yep this was the amount of wholesome I needed this morning. Reaction was priceless, as is Samurai Dad's craftsmanship!

What an awesome, AWESOME thing you and Samurai Dad did. IMO, you guys won the Internet today ❤🎸🤘

You are a hell of a great guy. What a joyful video!

What a wholsome video! Your guitar teacher seems like such a good guy too. He deserves that amp. Your dad did a stellar job with those amps too by the way. He should become a boutique builder and get his amps into the hands of more people.

Glad I found this Christmas morning, setting my vibes right for this, thanks sammyG

This is the first time I've commented on one of your videos. That was AWESOME! So cool. Thanks for sharing that.

Your father is incredible. These are beautiful, and this was a beautiful thing that you did for your friend. The world would be a much better place if there were more people like you and your dad in it.

This is my debut viewing samuraiguitarist. This was an incredible video to me. How amazing and sincere. I will go on a binge of your content now. Subbed!. Samurai Dad is quite the engineer. I have so many reasons as to why the first musical teacher thing is really special to me but its too much to ramble on about here. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Dugger will always hold a special place in my bass guitarist heart.

I needed to see this. Thank you!!!

That is super cool of you! Your dad is amazing! Makes me wanna do something g like this for my mentor.

4:43 I've watched a good number of your videos and this might be the best short demo track you've done. Everything from the music to your phrasing is gorgeous, great stuff. Maybe worth making a longer version.

Adam's reaction was golden! What an amazing moment! And your dad makes some amazing amps! Really love the work on the steam punk amp!!! He clearly pays close attention to detail!

i would love to see samurai dad explain each amp hes made and each inspiration...that i would enjoy

You're really getting up there as a amazing/hilarious and awesome musician!!

What a great heartwarming video and your dad sounds like such cool man!

This is so awesome! I love you SammyG, this warms my heart for real

It's not only the giving of it but the relationship behind the gift that makes this fantastical. I hope most if not all of us can grow in such a way.

Your buddy is one of the most Canadian sounding people I've ever heard :)

That was very nice of you. Well done.

the things your dad has made are just amazing. he in his own right is an artist

That was fun to watch! Glad he enjoyed it

This randomly popped up in my recommendations (big music lover though). Really wholesome video and awesome work by your dad!

Nice gesture. And how awesome would it be to have a dad who makes rad amps! They sound fabulous!

This shit nearly made me cry man, beautiful shit. Keep those positive vibes spreading sammy it's infectious, we can fix with world with it.

Awesome man! Some of my best memories of my formative years are learning with my guitar teacher! Its cool you guys have such a tight friendship all these years later!

Yes.... love your joy at the end..... YOU ARE AWESOME.!!!!!🎉 RESPECT.

¡Great gesture and a very cool video! The amps sound amazing, and that seafoam green & white amp is just gorgeous.

Your Dad is awesome. He needs his own channel.

This is absolutely heartwarming ❤❤❤ Kudos to the samurai family for being awesome!!!!

I wish I could like this a thousand times. You rock! Also, so does your teacher! Big smiles here, dude.

That was a very beautiful piece of music. Never give up!

Not only does he make a killer amp, he makes the manual lol. Hell yeah.

That was so heartwarming and reminds me, past all the theory and technique, what we got into this instrument for! :D

Thanks for sharing your Very cool moment with us ... I love that your dad wrote a manual.

I think this is my favorite video you've posted so far. Thanks for sharing! 💚

You two are the most Canadian dudes in all of Canada. 😄 This was great to watch. Thanks for sharing.

amazing gift, your dad it´s a genius, what an amazing gesture of you guys, cheers from COLOMBIA

this is beautiful , keep doing you! stay positive!

What a wonderful way to end my day watching such joy :)

This was SO wholesome! Birghtened up my day 🙂

Fun fact: If turn on subtitles while Sammy plays with the amp, the subtitles say "thank you" two times. I think that's really beautiful for some reason.

Awesome sounding amp! Great build, Samurai Dad!

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As a (school) teacher myself there are few better things in life like getting shows of gratitude from students.

Thanks for the smile, man. That was wonderful.

Awesome of you to do !! 👏👏👏👏👏

Great thing to do and from the reaction he really loved the amp.

Love this video. Smiled the whole time.