The REAL Reason You're Not A Great Guitarist (Yet) 

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BERNTH is spitting FACTS here.....Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right

You’re an inspiration to people like me that have bills to pay and a limited amount of time to practice. I’m in my fifties and started playing about 15 years ago. Was raising three children, working full time, and doing all those things that have to be done around the house. Without you and those like you that take the time to put out truly great instructional videos, a lot of beginner and intermediate guitar players would probably stay stuck or give up the guitar completely. So from me, I say thank you sir!

Dude you're a legend! Your approach, chops, love for the craft and care to help others is epic. That hater hates themself.

I've had my guitar for 20 years, an extremely cheap Squire Strat and in the last three weeks I've played it more and tried to learn more than I have in the entire time I've had the guitar. Your channel is one of the first I came across and it's helping me want to keep pushing through the beginning stages of learning. Sometimes your mind is the biggest mountain to climb. Thanks Bernth, Inspirational to many.

In reply to that comment you shared: I've been playing since ~2007. I grew up with a comfortable life, and have managed to gather a few thousand dollars of gear over the years. Guess what, I still suck! Bernth's videos have helped me over the past year or so. I've learned more in the last year than I have in the previous 14. I would have progressed much faster with a $100 guitar from the pawn shop and disciplined practice from day 1.

Mindset is one of the most important factors in doing good in anything, there are people who's careers is to make high performing athletes have better mindsets, if you ever want to do anything at a high level you have to have a dedication and a near obsession with what you're trying to do. Once you have achieved what you're hoping for it makes it much sweeter if you know you had to work for years and years to do it. Great video Bernth, you're a great inspiration to many!

What a wonderful message. I’m glad you exist and do all the things you do, Bernth!

@Bernth Learning to play guitar has made my life so much more enjoyable and has really helped my mental perspective. You’ve been the guide on this journey and I will be forever grateful; being diligent with your lessons on Patreon has been such an enjoyable experience. We all get to our destinations on the backs of those who have taken those journeys before us. I thank you for being someone who would share that experience rather than pull the ladder up. My playing will always have a tinge of your influence and for that I am a better player. Thank you for all you’ve done and I look forward to where you’re headed!

Good for you. My band broke up, and it crushed me so badly I didn't play guitar for almost 12 years...I just bought a new axe and started playing again. It's amazing how much I forgot, but the biggest thing is how good it feels to get back into it. Having that proper mindset is vital.

This is a wonderful message to the community, man. You shed a ton of light on issues that musicians need to address about themselves in order to not only be successful, but just to maintain being a decent human in the typical struggles in life. Nowadays, although I'm very happy for them, I envy the fact that these younger musicians (especially guitarists) have all of this information just handed to them with a click of a mouse. I'm 34 (just turned 34 on the 11th) and when I was a teenager, all of this wasn't around. I had ultimate-guitar tabs and didn't even discover the play-along tab programs until I was 18. I never signed up for guitar lessons before that because I didn't actually know what all could be done on a guitar, so I never realized that I needed them. I believe that this was a huge problem for many guitarists back when this was still true. I could hear the techniques from other musicians and songs as one big blur, like legato, sweeping, tapping, etc., but never knew how to identify them by their specific sound and technique, so I never sought out to learn how to play the techniques myself; I just thought someone was playing "really fast," and that was it. Up until I was nearing 18, I taught myself chords and in time, very basic solo techniques. My idol at the time was Teppei Teranishi from Thrice (and will always respect him for his MAJOR influence on me back then and still now), and his style reflected right onto me. I pretty much plateaued here though because between the released albums at the time, Teppei didn't do sweeping, legato, alternate picking, economy picking, hybrid picking, etcetera. So when I eventually downloaded an old Avenged Sevenfold song on the tab program at 18 and started (painfully) learning the solo, things changed dramatically. It was incredibly hard to decipher at the time, but I stumbled my way through it and started to see what really could be done. At this point, RU-vid had some tutorial videos, albeit the ones I found were really, really bad ones. I still could at least get the idea for the techniques from these videos. I learned a horrible way to sweep pick and had to correct my horrible technique when I came across a quality video a year or so later. This tainted my view because I was too worried to fall victim to other bad tutorials, so my progression slowed down again, drastically. These were very real and very major problems back then. Now, we still have these bad tutorials, but they're overshadowed by quality ones such as yours. I can tell that you are sincere when you say that you want everyone to reach a top tier level and that you believe they can. And man, with all of these videos that you have provided the community, that is exactly what you are doing. There is no telling where I'd be right now had I had access to lessons and advice at 16, like what you provide here on your channel. Despite it, you've helped to pull me out of a slow progression over the years and I've been practicing and playing more and more every day now. You really are giving everyone an edge, especially the younger players. Mad, mad, mad respect to you man. You give a new tone and definition to the term "Guitar God," because it's obvious that you want everyone to be one as well. And most importantly, you show and explain that we all can actually achieve it if we put the time and effort in. Thank you Bernth.

BERNTH I’m so thankful for you. I already knew the importance of relaxation but didn’t fully incorporate it in my legato. Your frequent new videos helped me stay focused even when I wasn’t in the mood and it really helped me in my every day discipline. The world today is unable to focus longer than TikTok videos and I’m glad to say I’ve been with you over a year. Most likely most will be behind the keyboard doing this same crap in 5 years unless people want to realize the one thing they don’t want to.. You got to realize you don’t know shit and be willing to re-learn techniques or you will be forever at a standstill. Keep it up brother you are the one who pounds this into videos. I’m with ya til the end of the line brotha.

Great message! I really respect the character you demonstrate in your gentle yet effective and moving reaction to this commenter. A big part of your success in addition to your very hard work and amazing playing comes from your heart to share and motivate others to be their best. I'm an old gal that has been toying at learning classical guitar in my limited free time. ("Essential worker putting in 70+hour weeks) Your videos caught my attention some weeks ago, the ones where you showed your 4am routines to work one skill. I subscribed immediately. I just bought my first electric guitar at 53 and am so excited to find this community and and your courses. This message really resonates with me. Forget the excuses. I'm just going to practice more and see where the music leads....

Even before saw the whole video, I knew what this noble dude was talking about... One of the most difficult things in life is having self-discipline and that's really what matters for everything in life, not just only music.

TY for this share! It's great to see you grow and accomplish your dreams! Keep up the great work Bernth!

I love this warm feeling of progress in my fingers, when something works, that previously didn’t and I‘m too stubborn to give up, so I will keep going.

Great video again! Thanks for talking about this, because this is something that has always hindered me. I am trying to stay focused and disciplined and have to remind myself that I won’t get it right away and it takes time. Thanks, even though I know I’m not the only one, it does feel better to know I am not the only one.

Good for you Bernth! I love your passion for your music and am very grateful for all the work you put into teaching ‘us’ on the other side of the camera! Thank you.

Your honesty, humility, and passion for your music and online community are beyond amazing. Keep up the great work, Bernth. Hope to see you on a future tour here in the U.S.

Great video! Thanks for the positive reinforcement. I went to college right out of high school on a music scholarship and totally squandered it for various reasons. Over the many years since, I've always lamented about this and played with the idea of going back and trying again because it would be so awesome to be able to spend all my time on music. I finally realized I don't spend the time I already have available on guitar and music very well at all, and what I really need is discipline and sacrifice. School would be nice, but the mindset will take me way further. Developing that mindset is a skill in itself, and what is most important. I wish I had figured that out years ago, but I'm glad I finally am. It's exciting to see how much faster I'm progressing after years of half assed practice and feeling like nothing is happening.

Fantastic, well said. I think everyone needs to hear that every once in a while. So glad I’m a part of your community. Keep rocking !!!

Love the message here dude, you’re 100% spot on. Thank you for sharing your story and I wish you all the continued success! I’ve been with you since early 2020 now and I can see how much work you’ve put into this channel and how much it’s changed for the better over the years. I’m excited to stay on the path with you Bernth. Now to go watch the video you dropped on Patreon!

Total Respect!!! I gave up on playing the guitar more than 10 years ago. But I found what you say pretty powerful and also love the encouragement and trying to see beyond the frustration (envy/jealousy) to those who are hitting their wall. I don’t play anymore but I still enjoy good music and hardworking musicians like you

this is helping me right now in something completely unrelated to guitar, (but also guitar) this advice applies to anything. Thank you for the encouragement.

You are an awesome person dude, I'm a frustrated musician and I can tell you couldn't be more right. It's about what you do and how you think. Of course It would be easier to do what you did in an European context, but at the end of the day, if you are hungry and applied, you will get what you want, in Viena or in a favela in Brazil. Great video, great wisdom, you rock dude, thanks for inspiring me.

This video is inspiring. Not just for learning guitar, but for life. Great job!

Bernth, you delivered this message as well as anyone can! My guitar journey has been much more of a personal growth story than simply becoming a better musician. Although this has been said before, this might be one of your best videos.

This is beautiful. I totally respect all the hard work and sacrifice you put into chasing your dream, and making a living off of your passion. What could he better than making a living doing something that you love, and would be doing for free in yout spare time anyways. I also tell younger people to take their interests and hobbies seriously and stick with them. Making a career out of (atleast one of) my passions is the biggest goal I have, and I realize after watching this that I very much need buckle down and stop procrastinating/ wasting time. My passions are guitar, sleight of hand (close up magic, mostly with cards and coins) and modern (Neo) Pagan religion/ spirituality/ Pagan Revivalism/ Witchcraft and the Western Mystery Tradition (which includes Hermetics, alchemy, ritual magick, kabbalah, tarot cards, divination, witchcraft, ancient Greeek and Egyptian religion/mythology, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, theurgy, sorcery, traditional witchcraft, wicca, Solomonic magick and ritual evocation of demons and other spirits, as well as on the flip side, invocation of pagan dieties/ Godforms and the summoning of angels). The later interest may seem funny/ odd to some and like a useless endeavor, but it is a subject I have always been fascinated by 🧐, and as well getting involved with the local music and punk/ metalhead scene 🤘, I have gotten involved with local pagan groups, wiccans, etc. I do not like organized religion/ religious institutions, but I'm not an athiest, and I have found nature-based pagan (pre-Christian) religious practices and indigenous spirituality (shamanism, mysticism, magic, meditation, energy healing, herbalism, plant lore, soul travel, astral projection, tantra, yoga, theurgy, evocation, traditional witchcraft and sorcery, etc.) to be fulfilling in a way that going to church on Sundays is not. I am a skeptical minded person and I like to test things out for myself, experiment with things, etc. I think that's what I like about traditional spirituality, is that it is experience based. Theres no priest or intermediary. I'm not going to get too much into it here, but there is a rather large worldwide pagan revival happening right now, and plenty of people who are interested in these kinds of things. I'd like to write some books on the subject, or make pagan products, start a website, a group or coven, teach classes on magick and witchcraft, either online or on person. I'd also like to become a professional musician, and a semi-professional slight of hand artists. I'm not sure which one (or two) of my passions are going to become something I can make a living off of, but I definitely want it to be atleast one of the three, and I intend on pursuing the other two as a personal hobby either way. I'm going to start really taking guitar more seriously though. And keep working on the sleight of hand routines 😉 This video is very inspiring to me, thank you 😉

BERNTH, you're awesome. Thank you for putting this content out, it has inspired me to get serious about my guitar playing. I've been in a couple "bands" but never got anywhere past learning how to play a few specific riffs from a few specific songs. I bought a used bass about five years ago because I wasn't confident enough to go for all six strings, but now I'm thinking about going whole hog with it and getting a six-string. I've always been passionate about music, but I never devoted much effort into it. You have imparted upon me the confidence to go for it and stick with it. I'm more financially restricted now then I was before, but you're right about having the drive and diligence to keep working hard at it. Thank you for all the effort you put into teaching those of us with much less experience.

Great video, covering the exact topic I needed to hear. I was of the mindset of that person who posted that comment. Thanks for shining light on who you used to be, and not just on who you are. I think part of the problem is that we only see the finished product, and not the work put in to achieve it. It really helps to see a relatable side of a seemingly not so relatable person. You inspire me, keep it up.

I am getting my guitar and I can't wait to get started playing thank you for the tutorials!

Great video. You are just next level with how fast your sweeping is. That definitely took lots of practice and you earned everything you have.

I absolutely love your optimism bro. That’s exactly the right attitude to have. You have to be willing to do WHATEVER it takes to accomplish what you want to do in your life🤘

I really love your sincerity, all the success in your yt channel is because your effort and that sincerity, you are a very REAL person. Thanks Bernth!

You have made a nice video sometime back regarding discipline and habits giving reference of some 4 motivational books. I am reading 2 of those presently; the compound effect and atomic habits. You have concisely conveyed your message.

Thanks for this video Bernth! Thank you for sticking with it and applying your discipline throughout the years. Your playing and ethos are inspirational. Thank you!

Beautifully put. Bravo for all you have achieved so far!!! I’m at the beginning of my youtube journey but look forward to getting better and better at it too. Thanks for the inspiration!

Really love this mindset about discipline and consistent practice. It's so true But about the posting on social media, sometimes it just takes time whether you have good content or not, it's just a part of the growth journey. Most of the great people on social media didn't start with as much views, likes or following as they have now but they were consistent with posting and improving on their content and skill. Just keep pushing and putting yourself out there and one day you'll get the recognition you deserve.

I have to say you are my biggest guitar influence now because you touch on many frustrations many guitarists have and how to overcome them. I admit, I struggle with mindset and discipline!

I found your channel just looking for home recording tips and you literally became one of my biggest inspirations

Hey Bernth, your story remind me my experience. Already I kinda knew what you were going to tell, definitely the mindset is the basementof a musician's career. Unfortunately the years when I was active were the worst for the music industry, none of the guys i know at that time has "made it", my school was very expencive at that time, and I hadn't any family support, so i was working 8 hours, 6 days per week. I had a band that got labeled by a indie we recorded a 11 tracks album, but i never saw a cent coming into my pocket from those gigs... It tooks me 20 years to realize that the only guilty for this failure was me. But it's fine it will took some time and extra efforts to do what I love. A special thanks goes to you, 2 years ago I stumbled in one of yours videos, and it triggered me to take again my guitar and finally start learning how to shredding seriously.

That was very inspiring! Thank you! I found myself in jobs like you mentioned, what a hard time! I ended up dropping my dream of becoming a musician for so many reasons (working full time while studying, moving to another cities and countries, financial difficulties and so on). The years passed, and only during the pandemic I decided to look inside myself and understand what was missing. Strangely, buying a used PRS SE made me so happy! Several times I felt stuck in learning and sought instructions around here. Obviously, I don't expect to become as good a guitar player as you are, but your words motivate me to keep going and not give up music anymore until I know where I can go!

Thank you so much Bernth! This is all so true and I just needed this right now to motivate me even further! You cannot achieve anything as an artist (especially not as an independent) without discipline! I've had a really tough couple of years myself (nothing to do with Covid) and it has slowed down my projects but I keep going and there are still people who discover my music every day and encourage me! This is all about sharing and it truly feels good! Sure there's luck involved, but you won't get any luck if you don't provoke it! Cheers mate! And congratulations on making it despite all the obstacles! 🤘

I subscribed a while ago because of your mindset. And now you’ve done a video about it. Makes us both look like geniuses! Seriously, I subbed for the incredible lessons.

Really cool message! Thanks for taking the time to address this!

I can't with how amazing and lovable and genuine this person is. Ever since I discovered this channel all I've ever seen is a loving and wholesome person who shares his genuine advice and knowledge and wants everyone else to be great at guitar, and honestly after watching this video and the way he handled a hate comment with a big loving smile, it just made me want to give him a big hug. You're amazing Bernth, and you're totally someone to look up to!

Really appreciate your positivity and the compassion with which you lead this community, Bernth. We all reach higher when we put energy into building each other up. Keep up the great work, good sir!

You have helped a lot to build my techniques.... Thank You!

Awesome! Truth well spoken. Don't blame others for your misery, instead take matters into your own hands because you're the only person that should have most interest in getting out of the situation. And be grateful, if you've got friends around that support you! I follow your channel for some time now after I picked up my guitar after 30 years again and I just wanna say: you're really inspiring and this video hits the bull's eye! Your growing community shows well, that your constant efforts to produce great content pays off now! Keep it up!

Bernth, great video and attitude. Your message is straight forward and very meaningful. Personally, I don't 'love' the songs you play, simple not my personal taste, but you technique, drive and attitude... those I admire beyond words. I watch every video of yours that I see. Thanks for your efforts, and yes, once the real world slows down for me, I will be one of your Patreon subscribers. Keep on with the content and living your life as you desire. If you ever perform near where I live, I will pay for a ticket to see you live. Take care!

You're quite inspiring! I just bought a guitar and have been looking through your videos in order to learn. I do 3D modeling and I'm kinda going through what you were - I post something to very few likes on Instagram and to be honest, it can be very deflating, but also, I look back at what I was doing a year ago and I see so much progress, so I tend to also temper my deflation by looking at how much I've evolved. Thank you for this video! I also have to say that I'd be willing to bet the pressure was immense standing on stage about to play along side them.

This is a very good message. I love the fact that you presented it in non judgmental and sincere way. I am not a regular viewer of your channel but this video makes me wanna pay more attention to your content from now on. I wish you and all aspiring musicians great success in your life! Cheers!

Man, I love the positivity. I actually dinged my first guitar the other day. It devastated me that I did something dumb that damaged my instrument I love. I let the anger at myself even interfere with my practice as I would get angry every time I looked at the ding on my headstock. But, I have to chalk it up as a lesson learned to be more careful and not to let it rob my of the enjoyment of playing. Listening to this really makes me realize how I made such a big deal out of something that shouldn’t be. Thanks Bernth.

Richtig gut, Bernth! Würde mich nun richtig freuen auf praktische Tipps für mehr Disziplin beim Gitarrenlernen. Grüße nach Wien!

Danke Bernth, mit Seiler & Speer bin ich wirklich mehr in Musik eingetaucht und hör mittlerweile ein haufen Metal (Nu-Metal am liebsten) und durch Metal wollte ich Gitarre spielen Anfangen. Ich hab immer nur ein bisschen ab und zu gespielt und vor kurzem fast täglich an 2 Lieder zum nachspielen geübt. Mittlerweile bin ich jetzt auch Patreon und nimm deine Kurse damit ich besser werde und eines Tages vielleicht sogar gute Lieder selber schreiben kann. Ich muss noch am Mindset arbeiten aber ich glaub das wird schon!

So spot on. Discipline is the biggest part of it. When i saw that you got up early i started to to it too. Its hard because i have a very physical job and im often exhausted but playing early morning before work means i can train and spend more time with my son after work. Theres enough time in the day you just have to use it

Kudos to you.. your hard work and discipline during the lean times has definitely paid off.. you are an inspiration.. I certainly appreciate your work. Thanks for sharing.

Wow your positivity is really refreshing in the guitar community so thank you for that and congrats on the success you've achieved through all of your hard work, defintely seems well deserved.

I enjoy revisiting this video can't really put my finger on it. I can hear&see that you're usually speaking with truth as with as much conviction you can get out of yourself. Cause&Effect, your driving force of determination renders you the strength to immerse yourself in the moment fluxing essence of humbled calm to set aside weaknesses of our human emotions to be nsync with the present allowing yourself to be true to your audience. The truth and values you openly express, The furure can cast intimidating auras over a person sometimes. Alot of what I said we're my own assumptions and opinions on you BERNTH my veiws on you as a amazing individual and what i see i hope its what majority of the others do as well the sense of care, kindness, compassion to life, people, a profoundly rich artistic form of a unique musicianship of a talented musician and an attitude of DETERMINATION! Thanks again, Broheim!!

Bro, I really needed this today! Thank you from the center of my heart!!! Much love!

Hey Bernth! I appreciate your encouraging words. I totally agree that one does not need expensive instruments or teacher to be good at music. With youtube these days you can educate yourself pretty well (thanks to people like you who share their knowledge) and one can even start with very cheep equipment to start playing guitar for example. I think the problem why I cant do any remarkable progress (I wanted to write we or smth like that, but I cannot speak for others, so its just me for now) is my lack of discipline or the sheer amount of knowledge which is out there and I do not know where exactly to start. I can motivate myself for 2 maybe 3 days to constantly sit down and practice and after that I find excuses to not do it. Or I find excuses to say: well I have so many practices and tutorials, I do not even know where to start. I do not aim to be a great shred guitarist rather than playing classical guitar but the techniques for left hand are basically the same. Well, I lost myself somewhere while writing these lines. Anyway, what I wanted to say is, that I think that why some people are maybe frustrated or envious is the lack of discipline that you are talking about and not the money or the equipment which is just often a poor excuse (if I buy that guitar, or that amp, I certainly can play this and that... which is nonsense). Maybe you can share a little bit about your story how you did manage it to stay motivated to practice? Especially during your educational time in Vienna? How did you do it? I have a full time job, get up at 6:30 and work until 5:30 (pm), eat some food and then I cannot motivate myself and kick my ass to practice. Can you help me (us) out here? :)

Mate , i do always take your videos seriously , and i love how humble and honest you are although you have a great set of skills and knowledge. But i never felt like commenting under any of your videos. This time , your behaviour to some none sense guy really got me , because i believe that you are not pretending you are not acting. Like i said i have always seen your attitude very honest and humble , and you show the same wisdom to a guy that is trying to damage your name. This is huge. The the fact that you believe in everyone that's watching you and trying to help everyone achieve their goals is really encouraging. And that you accept the fact that your global succes is mostly achieved by the people following and supporting you here on youtube is again very honorable. Thank you again and please dont let anything , good or bad , change this holy attitude of yours. May we witness your ascension to the parthenon of guitar gods. You deserve that.

Thanks for this video. I’ve been that guy, whoever he is quite a few times in life. Still feel that way sometimes. But walking in the steps you were in Vienna, just a REALLY lower like 10 BPM pace. Watching your videos, it has been getting me playing the most guitar I have ever played in my life. I want to play like Buckethead, Hendrix, and David Gilmore. Not sure if I can ever get there, but I’m gonna be on just about everyday.

It's cool bro, I hear you. You don't have to explain yourself. There are many paths to the tip top ov the apex. Struggles make you and break you. Keep on keeping on. Cheers.

This video just made me subscribe. I've seen some of your videos here and there but this one really makes me respect you. Not only a great musician but an inspiring human being.

Dude played with one of my all time favorite bands.... damn. That's awesome. Like your positive attitude about everything. Love the content. Peace.

Wow, Bernth, what a message! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with us! I myself often struggle with comprehending how much effort artist actually put into their work and craft. I would try practicing for a month, maybe several times a week for an hour or two and then just conclude I'm not talented, I will never achieve it. But it's not talent, it's the amount of patience and perseverance. I'm so happy you achieved so much during the last years and I was very thrilled to see you play with TOOL, one of my all time favorite bands! You rock!

Thank you so much. This means a lot. I am from Malawi and to even hope to one day be a shredder is some what a joke to literally everyone here. This is truly encouraging and I hope to be somewhere great in the next 5 - 10 years.

Loved this video mate! Just the kind of inspiration I was looking for. THANKS

Top video bro! Love you work. To all those struggling constantly please find moments to reflect and correct your routines. I wish you all the best! Still struggling at close to 50 but never ever giving up! Peace, love and shred compadre.

You are a fantastic role model Bernth. I’ve just discovered you and your teachings and I’m very glad I did. Rock on brother 🤘🏻

This is the motivation I've been looking for been following your exercises but this was the cherry on top vielen dank mein freund

Bernth,i started playing guitar just 3 months ago, and i have been playing and practicing for every single day, because of you i was able to see improvements in my technique and i will keep improving myself, i want to say that music is literally what makes me alive to this day, musicians, artist, singers, idols and many more is what brings music together, ever since i had that perspective of music my passion of music grew, i have so much passion for music, i really want to become a great musician who not only plays guitar but also other instruments, its only been 3 months, i know im just dreaming big and all, but i will keep doing my best for music and other people in this world, i want to make it so that music can cherish everyone in this world, i am 15 years old now so i still have a lot years coming but until then i will keep following your words and move forward until i can go beyond my limits, not everyone is talented but even if im not talented, i want to create music for other people, so that everyone can enjoy music, be happy, and my passion and motivations mostly comes from you, Bernth, thank you so much for sharing your experience with everyone, i can see that youve always do your best, so thank you Bernth!

As a musician, a content creator and producer, this is probably one of the most relatable videos you've done so far. So I just want to say thank you for that. You mention discipline and mindset being one of the largest factors out of it all and I completely agree with you. It's opened my eyes, somewhat. I have definitely fallen victim to distraction and questioning my own self-worth; feeling burned out from it all. You name it. I will use this as motivation to get myself to where I want to be and achieve my goals. Thank you.

this was incredibly fascinating to watch and it really hit home that idea to me. Cheers man 🙏

Very well spoken! So many out there blame others for lack of success. Hard work and perseverance is key! Thank for the reminder 🤘

Thanks for this video, discipline is exactly what I need to get to where I want to get with my guitar playing. In a year I might just send you a video of where I am at. Thanks again.

Another thing that people need to understand is that you DO NOT need the expensive guitars and amps in order to sound good. One of my favorite practice rigs is an Epiphone Special Custom Shop that I bought for $99, and replaced the pups with an Oripure set, and CTS pots, together with a Blackstar ID:60 TVP amp. I tuned to C# standard and dialed the amp to taste. I can chop trees down with this little $600 bedroom rig! My live rig is a ‘95 Gibson Les Paul Studio, a Randall RG 1503H head, and a $300 Seismic 4x12 cab that I stripped and reloaded with Celestion Vintage 30 (x2) and Celestion Seventy 80 (x2) speakers (about $2,500 total). Inexpensive by todays standards, but you can tear a medium sized venue down with it, and it sounds astonishing!

That's awesome you got to play with Tool kudos brother.ive been trying to play guitar for 20 years now my background is classical, Spanish flamenco and blues.The weird thing is I play all different kinds of extreme metal from grindcore to blackmetal to doommetal so on and so forth.But of course I always wanted to make it big but I didn't.So I actually try to help bands out and give them a chance I never had is introduce them to record companies or just people that know the business.but pretty much I am not a great guitar player I'm no Eddie van Halen nor am I randy Rhoades but I just love to play and it took me years to learn appreciation for the art .And I'll never stop learning.Now I have opened up for some big bands and played a lot of shows in old hardcore bands and death metal bands .But in the end I'm happy of what ,where,when,why and how I play at the end of the day because I push myself to play with better musicians than myself.That personally helps me zero in on my craft of playing \mm/

I fucking love Bernth's attitude. This is the kind of thing that can only be said by someone who struggled to get to where they are, and the struggle is one of the most important parts of the journey. It takes determination and fucking GRIT to wind up in his position. I really appreciated this video. The kind and supportive words at the end welled up my eyes. I am fucking WOEFUL at guitar, but I am determined to improve. I don't even want to make a living from it, I just enjoy it. I came from nothing too, so I believe that everything said here was genuine. Awesome.

Subscribed! It would only have been only too easy for you to have dismantled that guy and made a show of him, but instead you turned it into a teaching moment. Excellent.

WOW! Well said! I admire your drive and dedication. What a world it would be if we all put forth that kind of effort!

You made me start playing again 13-30 I played ALOT and could play just about anything I heard in my head that was my goal due to circumstances out of my control I stopped and barely picked my guitars up for 8 years I just got through with playing around for 2 hours or so. I feel like my fingers and picking are clumsy especially where I was but I can already feel it coming back. Thank you BERNTH

Thank you for this video bernth it helped a lot👌 please keep doing what you doing🤟 much love from South Africa mate 🇿🇦

As a fellow guitarist and someone who continues to face struggles i am 1 very proud of your channel, your success and am also happy for you. I agree mindset is everything its where alot of battles and dreams are won or lost. One day when I feel I'm ready I'll do my guitar RU-vid channel. Thanks for everything you share and the inspiration brother.

Speaking some wisdom, very inspirational. This video came just in time for me 😅 Thank you for your content, Bernth!

I agree with you, the dedication is critical. I grew up poor and it took hard work for me to be a software engineer, which I love. I wish I could play like you and appreciate it but, I understand and respect the hard work you put in. I should probably grab a lesson if you still do that, congrats.

I started picking my guitar again after watching your videos. I am stuck with my current speed and questioning myself if I could improve more. With a goal in mind I will set a routine (for a month) to test my self. I'll practice with much discipline and focus. Thanks to you for inspiring me . Love from 🇵🇭

Just picked my guitar back up to get back to learning these 3 note-per-string modes, thanks for reminding me I need to keep myself consistent.

Agreed 100%. I've only played for 2 years and the only reason I've made it this far is because of discipline and mindset. When I first started I noticed alot of friends who played for 15 yrs plus would just wow at other players and be like I'm just gonna stop playing. When I see high-level guitarists, it's only pushed me to practice more to play better and better. I will never give up, and I will never stop practicing at least 4 hrs a day. Also, I appreciate you so much being a part of your patreon has given me more growth in 2 months than the rest of the 2 years. You're the best, and I'm very thankful to of come across your page 2 years ago when I started. Your voice has always been in my head when it comes to technique over speed, creativity over just learning songs, importance of theory, and practicing accordingly. Thank you Bernth. ❤🤘

Hey dude... thanks! Greetings from austria. Keep killin it. Love Tom

This was probably the most important video for me in this moment. You’re right, NO ONE talks about the mindset!!!‼️‼️ After this vid, it just all clicked for me. Thank you and I wish you good fortune and your goals come true🔥🤘🏼

You have a really good point here. I went to college and improved quite q lot then dropped out and came back home. Spent the last 5 years barely touching the guitar. Kept telling myself I'll do it tomorrow, I'll do it tomorrow. Well fuck that, I Spent about 4 hours today practicing, writing a solo for a track that I've been working on and it sounded pretty dope to me. It made me realise that I have more potential than I give myself credit for and it's not my skill that is lacking it's my willpower. I go through phases of practicing really heavily till I feel uninspired and drained and then end up not playing for ages. I refuse to give up because I know I'm worth the effort that I've put into becoming q musician and I just want to keep getting better.

Great job Bernth!! Thank you for your words. You are truly inspiring. You deserved your success 😊

Hell yea man, this is why I follow your channel. Positivity even when faced with negativity. I think a lot of us, including myself, should work at keeping this mindset.

@Bernth, your humbleness is the one reason I came to your channel and subscribed. After that, I saw the level of knowledge you have and willingness to share to everyone bro, I became a Patreon. It took me couple “RU-vidr guitarist” to find you. God bless you and your talent and keep on keep on going bro.

What a fantastic guy! As great as a musician - equally great at explaining the reasons for success (and failures) in ANY activity in life. From music playing to a work career, from sports to personal relations. Yes, you always need a nice touch of luck. But the mindset and discipline make the core. Plus, the constant admitting of your own mistakes and learning from them. I've seen the thousands examples of it in my life. And heard it from hundreds of most successful and wealthy people on the planet. Thank you for that another side of you, Bernth!

Absolutely adore this video. During the pandemic I was finally able to get out of my hometown and move out to college and started seriously studying music in my 30s. Now for boring financial reasons I'm not able to enroll right now, but I'm molding my life around making setting up a successful music career. I'm taking practice and study more seriously, not less, watching amazing creators like yourself to get a vibe of what's out there and how I want to make things work for me. It is by far the hardest thing I've ever done, and every day I get to wake up and go "I'm working towards a life full of music" it lightens my feet. Thank you for the wise words and inspirations man!

Inspiring and very correct. Ive learned as a musician and content creator that instead of looking at people who play better than me or are more successful and being jealous, I look at them and see if there's things about them or that they're doing that I can borrow and make it my own, because normally if someone is successful at music or anything there's reasons why and you can learn from that.

Bernth, Patreon sub, YT sub here. I respect you for your discipline and hard work. That's why after weeks of watching YT videos trying to figure out which Patreon to learn more about guitar from, I picked yours. I'm admittedly one of the most challenging people to convince to buy anything. I ignore sales pitches, I skip ads, and I mute people all the time on social media. I like to think it's "laser focus," but the reality is, I just don't find most people qualified to speak on most subject matter because they haven't shown that they "practice what they preach," or they simply don't show a growth mindset. I don't have to filter through the "noise" on your videos, and I consistently gain expert-level value. Keep doing your thing, dude. Open ears and eyes can clearly see the value you provide. -Hippy