I worried that the video would be trivial when I first saw the title, but this was probably my favourite pieces of advice found on youtube covering issues I personally deal with every day. Thanks a lot!
Great video. Music is about sharing and community. It's great to have a hobby that is there for you when you need it, but sharing it...that makes all the difference. I learned many years ago that most people are kind, and if you ask them for their help, they'll love to give it...so be one of those people too. It just keeps the whole thing going. Thanks for sharing Johan!
You are completely right. Take JD Simo and his bandmates - so friendly and polite guys! And JD has found the right and at the same time very important message: the love needs to be shared, then it will spread! It's in the nature of things that those "loudspeaker" populists get more attention; so - Let Love Show the Way - and share it!
Great reflection on being a better player. Thanks for posting this. Neil Young was asked why he kept playing with Crazy Horse rather than getting more technically proficient players. His answer was that Crazy Horse couldn't play well enough to ruin his music. As you said, sometimes great things come from limitations.
Neil Young said that ? It's kinda condescending, and seems like a simple quip to explain to simple mind reporter or something !? Wouldn't be the first time Neil Young said something condescending about musicians but man I love that band NY&CH !
@@auntjenifer7774 To be fair it was the interviewer who suggested that his band were not good enough. Maybe NY was mocking the interviewer by the way he worded his response? Like twisting his words back on to him, if that makes sense.
Quite solid advice. One thing that I don't often hear from guitarists: repetition and muscle memory enable us to learn how to play awesome licks beautifully and quick. But they can also function as a trap that makes us end up playing the same things over and over, especially when we want to improvise. Jam with musicians till you all get over that painful stage where you play well for a couple of minutes and then everything becomes boring. Also, grabbing the guitar and trying to come up with something cool to play is not always the best way to build an idea, riff, or a solo because you may tend to play whatever your muscle memory is most cofortable with. Maybe the best thing in such cases is to leave the guitar entirely, build something in your head, then try to recreate it on the guitar.
Great comment, I always play so well after I've been away for some days and only 'thought' about the guitar, and really, you are spot in when you refer to muscle memory. I find periodically detuning to non standard pitch, or even making up my own tunings where absolutely none of the standard finger patterns work makes for some very beautiful new music.
I improvise by singing. Then I attempt to realize it on the guitar. A lot of what I've come to enjoy most was made by the process of making mistakes recreating the song that comes to me in my head. Head -to- Voice -to- fretboard
I think Brian May said he got good when he started telling his fingers what to do rather than leaving them on autopilot. It's not that easy but if forces you to listen to what you're doing and to grow.
EXCELLENT ADVICE! This video can serve as a great reminder to refresh our perspectives. We often get caught up in routines and you make excellent points on how to reset these patterns and return to a balanced center. Thanks for posting this.
Great observations on getting things done simply and go from there. Perfection will take forever. Tony Iommi has said that he captures a solo in a few takes as it usually does not get better after that for him.
#13. BB King said many times that his development of vibrato was due to his inability to play slide like many of his favorite players. It was another way to get a similar sound. His development of vibrato is one of the most important milestones in modern guitar IMO. And it was born out of necessity or inability to play in the previous style. His style of guitar vibrato is absolutely ubiquitous currently.
I've always been a guitar enthusist and only much later in life have I now found the time to commit to a new mid life passion. I've had so many questions and you have answered several and provide a fundamental road map. I also would agree Guitars are a drug as I'm severely addicted ! thank you !!!!
Two thumbs up from me, Johan! At first I thought "where are the marshalls?" but this was truly refreshing and to the point. I caught myself nodding several times throughout the video.
lot of truth there. I know I sound just as good (or bad) playing a guyatone or kawai through a supro. as I do playing a r9 les paul through my effects and a tweed deluxe. But the les paul feels better and is a guitar I cherish (largely because of the folks that played them.) Simplicity can often help rather than hinder. guitar, amp,volume knob. lot of tone there just ask Joe Bonamassa or Peter Green. a great video as always.and you do indeed know great tone.
Great list, as a home player whom plays for personal enjoyment much of this list still applied to me. I am often trying to put in too many notes and I completely identified with the one day it sounds great and the next is is crap and the next it sounds good again. My biggest problem is I can sit and play and run off some stuff I think is very good and inspirational and then 10 minutes later I will forget all of it and be back to crap I rehash all the time.
+Dante Primm - MiddleAgedGAMR I record almost everything I play so I can always go back and see if something was as great or bad as it felt, and actually the correlation between how good it felt when I played it and how good it sounds recorded is not that obvious.
Johan Segeborn Yeah I need to start doing that myself. I have recorded a few things I thought were crap and when I went back and listened to it, it was much better than I thought.
1. You are right,it's like with a woman....you get used to some rutine and when something is on horizont...than it's a GAS and you are looking forward to move your old amp and buy something new....it's the freshness that is killing us:) 2. It's difficult to get same perception at any place at rehearsals, especially as for example two persons are not standing at the same place and even ear level is different...we had a lot of sonic range problems because of that....humans are thought beasts,haha 3. I agree 4. I agree to a degree...as a band you need to have an image that is same for all band members and is all band is too static, then people will love to listen to you, but just listen....you need to entertain people,to show them that you feel good...that is the singer part, but still, guitarist is also part of this mosaic...and yes, I to play too many notes to fill the spaces musically as you point out at the end,but learning to be a better listener..sometimes less is more.... 5. It is a usual part when everyone at rehearsal wants to sound full....and there starts the volume wars:) The band need to sound huge even at lower levels, not just cranked up to insanity:) 6. Yes, it is easiest way 7. The journey:) 8. Even CCR had a lot of distorsion for that days and now they are just sounding classic, or Jimmy's experimentation with efects...It's the time that moves the directions of music to a different level...most of that bands were just against traditionals at that point in history and they created their unique path to be recognized,which is what we are all after:) 9. Agreed, still a little novice level from my side at this, but learning on my own mistakes.. 10. Perception of each individual...and we don't have same sonic range defined in our head...that creates the picture of the whole band...it is also the basic of someone leaving the band (including myself in some parts of my history of band rehearsals). 11. Less is more..simple... 12. It is really difficult to manage two guitars in a band that each playing in own sonic spectre... almost everyone tries to play same thing and if the timing is not spot on........then strange things start to happen:) 13. I didn't know about Tony, something I get myself caught for not exploring the history of guitar players enough... 14. It is difficult to find all members,that are equally talented,have same ambitions and dedication to the band.... 15. Deadlines defines the progress:) 16. We are only humans:) You give the best of you and whatever happens, happens...it's the energy of the band that shines through and people can not forget (unless the whole band suck biggggg timmmeeeee) 17. True 18. Practice takes you to a different level, I agree...but it needs to be controlled that you are not stuck with a same lick,same rutine...big guitarist play the signature riff as it is and then some parts improvising, which is good for the listeners also... 19. It is the eye opener when you recognize yourself that you are not stuck in the same rutine and from spontaneous licks comes new creations from the fingers that you didn't know that you have had it hidden in some secret stash:) 20. That is the most important, do whatever works for you..this is the reason why bands stop to play and people get to new bands, projects....lifetime is most worth value of your life,don't waste it for things you don't like to do...
This video is so profound, real true and helpful, I’m sure many people can relate and needed to be reminded of these things. It could be called ‘make you a better guitarist AND person!
It's very rare now for people to be so honest and expose there true inner thoughts and feelings on any subject. This talk was very enriching and great advice. Thank you for being direct. By the way I have just ordered my first Marshall tube amp. The Vietnamese made DSL100H and I do hope it sounds like a Plexi. Cheers.
I studied Classic Guitar and was introduced to technique which I have worked on ever since its something to be ever refined not a destination. I have seen comments where people ask if they can get their Guitar modified so it would play all the really hard things like practice isn't a thing and you can somehow purchase the skill ..Great video here Johan this is real advice.(comments i have seen on instruction vids)
I really liked this list. You really skipped the clichés which most of these videos tend to reek of and listed things that many of us probably know already but have never been put into words for us before...some real epiphanies. For example, #8 about the classic bands not really setting a specific aim and #13 about limitation vs. ability - both excellent points.
Wow what a great, insightful video. I love all of your videos Johan; you know what great tone sounds like, but this one was very philosophical and thought provoking - I didn't expect that when I clicked to watch it. Think I'll listen to it again actually...!
Loved the video, its presentation with the 3rd right section displays sightseeing stuff, lol. Ofc the 20 explained points are rather cool too and true lol. Thanks for sharing so much.
All very good and relevant points and issues! It makes you think more deeply about what you do as a guitarist. Thank you! :) ....... Also..... Those paintings in the background..... Are you an artist too, or a collector? ;)
Very insightfully deep.I would add..... that a song that gets rehearsed over and over and over can lose a lot of life. AC/DC used to work up their arrangements in the studio and get the basic tracks recorded in a couple takes. Catching lightning in a bottle right. If a song looses its excitement , it doesn't matter that its performed perfect. quick and dirty and hopefully catch the magic on tape. Love the video Johan.
Johan, I found this incredibly helpful. Something as simple as setting a deadline, even if what I'm trying to record sounds poor at that time, might sound great to me a few days later. Powerful advice!
Your candour, abstraction and truth is so refreshing...... A brilliant set of honest clues to being a better guitarist and person, as someone else has already mentioned. Well done! "Harvest the life, and trick them to get that, limitations vs ability, escape on the fret board, based on crappy, character rather than perfection"
13. and 14 A bass player a long time ago said to me my wah solo sounded like a turkey being strangled so I strived for coherency first adding space and then later areas where more notes 'made sense' became obvious. = phrasing
Truly I believe that there is more to just adding a space between the notes. following one great passage is good when it has synergy with the other riffs. front and back. Otherwise, it might get a player lost in what or where they are at or going. If you know where you ve been at and add space. and have the call and response kind of space its a good place to start building on those type passages. for sure.
Jam bands and stretching out is still the hallmark of thought and prepared instrumentals. I don't know if Jam bands are still popular, they are to me. After seeing REO speed wagon do a in club concert. Its still where my heart feels best.
Johan you've saved me a lot of time and money from questions and things/amps/cabs I've thought about getting and you've provided a treasure trove of info. I agree about one day u think your tone is great, then the next day average then great again, even though you've changed nothing and knowing that sometimes your interpretation of your tone can be clouded and giving your ears a rest from getting a 'better' tone is the best thing you can do. No tone fatigue.
Pete, I, just recently hit upon a way to make most amps very good tone dynamics. Not on their own but with the use of a CS3 pedal. as it turned my good amps tube or SS into very good .......Its my consideration that Sustain and compression are paramount in making a dry tone or a brittle or otherwise pitiful tone into the enjoyable modern equal to most decent amps. As as soon as I plug the CS3 into my pedal board my playing jump out as it would if I had just turned on my favorite band. So.....if you have a compression sustainer pedal, I need not say more. But if you do not. The in the least opportunity ....borrow one from a friend and use it for an hour or so and see if you are pleasingly suprized at how well your tone becomes. This is the most reasonable way to create good music until you can get that one amp your life has been wanting. It will put you ahead of your curve immediately
Good stuff Johan. Being yourself and daring to put it out there on a small stage is the most important for guitarists. Take in the feedback from the audience but keep doing what you think is right.
I think... thoughtful, introspective, philosophical... rare qualities on music equipment videos, and on this side of the pond dare I say? Nicely done, Johan.
Thank You for the Great Info and insights..Really like Your all the patient work to make everything so simple to understand with All Your Videos!!🎼 Blessings and Tone to You My Friend😀🎸🔊
Is there a comparison in the future that covers all jcm 800's. like the first 4 input, 2 input, post 83's, dual channel 81-83, dual channel after 83? They all should have different gain structures and i'm really curious 😊. Thanks for all the great video's
I´m a farly young guy but I have a little bit of things I would like to add. keep gain on a amp as low as you can (gain hides mistakes but takes tone away (even in metal listen to how clean some band are even in extreme music)) You develop skill by doing it so record, write songs and practice (10.000 hours to be good at something) Keep songwriting simple but not boring (for example Punk is easy but fast / jazz or even Rockabilly has great chords) and build a songs part by part. Start with a riff or something you think is cool and build upon it and show it to people. Only do things you think are cool! If you don´t love your own music and can give others that feeling It will be much harder.
Lots of valuable insight! I'm just coming out of a mysterious depression. Was energized for a week learning a difficult, up tempo jump blues. I would really did the satisfaction when I would pull off a complete rendition. Then, one day my enthusiasm was gone. To make a long story short, yesterday I was just doing some slow finger picking intro to stairway to heaven and the tone was there. The satisfaction was tangible. And it had nothing to do with difficulty, or achievement. It was just a connection of sound and what I was creating. Yes, it is a drug. And never a perfect drug.
Hey Johan - I enjoyed your monologue. Some of the points border on the metaphysical and that is ok as music really rides on the razors edge of physical and can open some thought / emotions that are existential. Do you play in a band or do you play out with other musicians regularity? I think you;re on to something what that point as there are two elements - the interpersonal and the intermuscial. You can really like someone but not mix when your playing music with them. Conversely you can hate someone and play music really well with them as many many bands could attest. Music is like knowing another language and musicians who put themselves out there often grow their language skills. Different topic - How do you find publishing your channel in English? Does it limit you or expand you?
+Andy Mac Thanks man, I have always thought that music is like a moving body. And a band is kind of collectively masters of a puppet that's walking around with different types of swagger etc. I'm sure the answer to this connection lies in how motor skills are connected to rhythms and especially tensions, you know when you have a beat and other elements hit right before and right after resulting in that box. Just like how the tension between different parts of a body and some body center when you're walking around. I have been speaking English as much as Swedish the past 15 years, even though my dialect doesn't indicate it ;-) so it does indeed expand me. Cheers Johan
Great advices, Johan. I've just bought a simple audio interface to start some basic recording myself with your videos as inspiration/reference. But do you got any advice for a mic that will work both for guitar and bass? Would really like a ribbon mic, but they tend to be quite expencive...
+Eirik Aune Boehmer Thanks Eirik! The Sennheiser MD421 is a great mike for anything, I use it on guitar cabs, bass cabs, kick drum, snare etc. It's a dynamic mic. Cheers Johan
The psychological approach to being a better player. I would have to say that the points you've made are all valid in a number of different circumstances. The dynamics of a band are changing. What will your mates do if the guitar player starts to think about what and why when it comes to the greatest ego boosting element, the SOLO! Awesome talk! You've awakened a sleeping giant 🤘
Great to hear this Johan, good advices! Trivial advice #21 would be "have fun!" as it is (for me) the most important ingredient to achieve a good sound, practice a nice lick and developing skills. Without fun playing an instrument is so much more difficult.
Another great video! 2 things I could say along with these 20 great tips you've laid out- #1- young players or new players need to realize that with so much great technology out today, plug ins, guitar processors,etc having a great "bedroom tone"or direct recorded tone is not always the best tone for a live band situation.Most of the time these great bedroom or headphone tones will more or less be eaten up alive in a band situation, that is to say you won't cut through the mix and you will almost disappear without the proper added midrange/bass/treble or other frequencies similar to what you mentioned. #2- Gain or distortion is not like chocolate, cheese, beer or sex. haha! Too much CAN actually be a terrible thing and be another mix tone killing/disappearing thing for your place in a live band situation. Finding that perfect place with your amp and your hands to put you in the "gain" pocket is very important. This is another reason why tube amps are what they are because they have a sweet spot and with just the proper boost or drive can be a gift from the Gods without overkill from a distortion knob or gritty stomp box.Sometimes just an EQ can push a less than amazing amp into the orgasmic tone zone. Just some stuff I've learned in 30+ years of playing, and most of it the hard way.
Really great video! It's great to hear pieces of 'advice' that address issues that plague players of all levels. It's lets us know its not all about scales, pick ups and the year your amp was made.. a question for you if you don't mind. What is your favorite non-vintage combo amp you've played in the last little while? Thanks for your great content and inspiring playing.
That felt very honest and interesting! Even I'm not that experienced I totally agree with #14 & #15! We never were that productive like when a gig (=the only one we did so far) was coming up.
Hi Johan. A very good video which talks about the fundamentals we all know (or should know at least), but we somehow tend to forget them or lose the focus. So thanks a lot for your summary, Iˇve enjoyed this video very much.
Very true, I drive a semi over the mountains and sometimes the best ideas come when I'm not playing guitar but listening to my favorite artists while driving. Tony Iommi is one of them, Jimmy Page, Alvin Lee. When I get home, I can't wait pick up my guitar and try some new ideas, thanks!
Great commentary on guitar, the quest for tone and philosophy in general. I don't know how many times I've been back and forth between "my tone is great, no it's CRAP, no it sounds awesome, no it's crap again!" Well said my friend. All good advice and I may have to rewatch the video a few times to be reminded not to take myself too seriously. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Keep on rockin'!
Great list Johan !! I really like less playing is more. Makes you put it all out there on just a few notes. A couple other things that are helpful. I'm left handed and once in a while pick up a right hand guitar to play, just gets me out of my comfort zone and rethink the instrument. I've also got a couple of guitars that aren't set up really well and have heavier strings. Again this makes me approach the instrument differently and change how I play which is refreshing. Thanks for "putting it out there" every week !!
This video made me inspired to go into a room, crank it up, and just see what happens. Excellent video bud. Almost feel like I'll revisit this a few times down the line. Thank you!
20 commandments of the guitar and they will ever kept in the vault of my heart case. Keep rocking. Great feeling awesome speech honest thoughts and true words. Cheers from Italy
Excellent video, I think the phrase "people won't notice when you fuck up because they're too busy not fucking up themselves" is a pretty good axiom to live by. It's pretty endemic to playing live that you think you played shitty because you hit a couple of bum notes in a solo or something but after the gig loads of people think it was the best gig ever and didn't even notice what was really a fairly inconsequential mistake in the scheme of things!
number 13 is so true.. In my opinion. Many people get caught in trying to copy their guitar hero and their riffs exactly like they play them. But im most likely confident that the "guitar hero" played that riff in the way he thought was easiest for his/her style of playing. Id rather find my own way or make my version of what i play =)
Great video, ive never really thought about anything specific while learning to play. I just started to copy records and i was focusing on making a lot of sound and be able to sound good while playing alone. I was always facinated by Clapton and Hendrixs styles where they sounded like a full band on their own. You are a brilliant player and your tone is always ace!
I think you've made some very very astute points Johan, ones which are not commonly considered or talked about as people are too close, too invested in their own experience of what they do and what return it provides to their ego. Perspective is everything. To continue a point you made I think people under value the things that are not guitar centric in a sound, such as the room sound, eq and dynamic manipulation, mix and how other frequency mask and modulate. In these original recordings these were part of the accident that created the final art. Now people set out with the end in mind, and so the process doesnt have the same chemical components to allow the reaction to create the art. Sorry to waffle on one thing I think is different now is that musicians are expected to be multi faceted and play many styles and have many tones. I don't think this is healthy for the upcoming musician, or for the art as a whole. Tony iommi could not have conjured a hot rodded country romp from his playing or sound, he is what he is and that gave us an iconic thing. We wouldn't want him to do anything different. Yet now there is a lot of pressure to be encyclopedic rather than prolific and I think that is sad. I may not have explained that too well. Hope I didn't go on too much I was just inspired by hearing you take such a lateral refreshing approach to advice. Best wishes as always, Pj
+PoJoWo Thanks man, that's a great point. The enormous information flow today makes people restless and may start second guessing themselves, since they have access to information of alternative routes to take. As a result fewer people has the patience (and resolve) to dig deep enough for something narrow but intense. To be encyclopedic rather than prolific may a way to gain acclaim risk free in a way, since you have so many other "investments" out there as well. Unless you're a studio musician of course, then it's your job ;-)
Hejsan.Lite feedback.Excellent advice och inte förutsägbart som det oftast är.Jag har oftast funderat på detta med perfekta spelare oftast låter dom i mina öron tråkiga.Hellre då en gitarrist som tex Henry Vestine eller Jimmy Page som kanske är lite rytmiskt challenged...Men jisses när det fungerar hur dessa rockar.Keep up the good work även!
+Lord Jammington Tackar! Ja Jimmy Page, John Bonham och John Paul Jones spelade ofta med en enorm box, där Jimmy till och med kunde låta otajt om man inte hörde de andra. En av Mina stora favoriter. Ha det gott!
This is really insightful, and its an artists viewpoint on the whole thing which you don't see much. There's more to guitar than alot of what people demonstrate on youtube, their skills etc. Great list man. It's all about playing from your heart.
brilliant in several aspects. " harvesting guitar tones and sounds", that is the most insanely brilliant term usage in reference to that that I have ever heard. the absolute best view and description. ......great outlook on life and all things involved! !!!
ALL GREAT ADVICE JUST TO ADD CHECK OUT IMPROVISNG ROCK GUITAR 1973 GREENOTE MUSIC BERKLEY TIPS PRACTICE IN MORNING WHEN EAR IS FRESH AND TAKE BREAKS WHEN STRUGGLING WITH A RIFF ALSO HELPS YOU SET FONDATION FOR YOU OWN STYLE THX AZ ALWAYS FOR PASSING IT ON
This is fantastic. I've spent a lot of time thinking about these exact things. Glad to have confirmation that I'm thinking in the right direction. Thank you!
6. Dynamic creative recording procedures is important. You never know what happens later in the production of a song and that is a good thing. You cant judge whats good or bad until you are done and closer the end of a creatice process.
I especially liked ”11 - Many guitar tones are based on very restricted playing”. So true! Also it gives inspiration to elaborate with guitar tones and try to find a certain sound for a certain guitar lick. I once heard something that is very simple to understand but hard to follow ”Try to listen to what your are playing, does it sound good?”. Very easy to ”be too busy” and not only having too few pauses, but also just sound too repetitive or boring :D When I started playing electric guitar (was schooled with classical guitar and classic music), on the electric guitar I played with very soft attack for many years. Something that really has changed my attack is that I started playing without an amp, just grabbed the electric and to be able to hear what I was doing I had to play harder, harder attack that is :D
Hi Johan, very open and sincere video... Only matters: knowing yourself, your emotions, personality, your smiles and tears, with all good or crap parts of playing... All that will provide sound together,... Understanding and accepting of your self as you are is key for happiness, is key for better life, is key for better music. No matter who gives us feedback, good or bad comments, whatever, we should take as much as we can from it... One famous player said to me in person: I play best when I'm in love... And, I can't play nice when I'm said... Music is all about emotions... You gather all this in one video,... Thanks again, and I hope we will share more thoughts...
just watched the whole video,none of these things-advices are ordinary,not that i would expect that from you. you made me see different angles of guitar playing. in my opinion,1st one is the best. getting different stuff-gear always motivates me,and until i get bored of these gears i really improve myself in many aspects,do you also have that?recently im considering getting a jmp superbass 77,i have a dsl5c and even that's too loud for me but i somehow think it would satisfy me and motivate me even more,do you have any advice on this too?many thanks
+RottingCarcass Thanks! the search for new gear have often gotten in the way of my development. I have thought that once I get that piece of gear it will all work out but it never has. I still play the 77 2204 that was one of the first amps I bought the most. I would do fine with almost all Marshall JMPs I've played as my only amp and one 4x12 with Pulsonic Greenbacks. But the slight differences of all amps I have played have made me play slightly different which I've learned from. Cheers
Great video, and you got another subscriber. I love what you're doing! Ps. Those videos on the right are beautiful. Could I use those for a videoclip (true detective intro style).
thats alot of usefull knowledge packed in a nice clip good job Johan!! regarding #12 - fundamentals, in the case of the wound strings there is actually the first overtone in the harmonic series -the octave louder than the principal fundamental frequency. In case of low E there is about twice the energy at 164Hz than at its principal fundamental of 82Hz. Guitar is a midrange instrument, between the bass guitar and the dums/cymbals. Unless you are on purpose going for the deepest guitar sounds for a specific style, anything lower than 150Hz can be cut off and leave room for the bass and other instruments. if you have a cabinet that sounds boomy, try putting an EQ infront or in the effectsloop of your amp and cut out the bass.
+max bauer Thanks Max, yeah it's important to give the instruments their own ranges so they don't have to play out of each others way all the time. Cheers
Great video again Johan. I remember Jim Hall said that many times it's better to look at a painting than practising........ and that suggestion about the room to take it, while I'm testing the amps I cannot achieve it always.... thanks my friend. I love it.
I worried that the video would be trivial when I first saw the title, but this was probably my favourite pieces of advice found on youtube covering issues I personally deal with every day. Thanks a lot!
+The Lion's Roar Thanks, I'm so glad to hear that!
That video isn`t just about guitar and music - it`s preatty much about life. Liked it really much, Johan.
+JacknCocaine I'm so glad to hear it man!
Great video. Music is about sharing and community. It's great to have a hobby that is there for you when you need it, but sharing it...that makes all the difference. I learned many years ago that most people are kind, and if you ask them for their help, they'll love to give it...so be one of those people too. It just keeps the whole thing going. Thanks for sharing Johan!
+Rick McCargar Thanks Rick, yeah most people are indeed kind.
You are completely right. Take JD Simo and his bandmates - so friendly and polite guys! And JD has found the right and at the same time very important message: the love needs to be shared, then it will spread! It's in the nature of things that those "loudspeaker" populists get more attention; so - Let Love Show the Way - and share it!
Rick McCargar Yes, keeping your musical world in all its dimensions to yourself can end up in huge frustration and emptiness.
Great reflection on being a better player. Thanks for posting this. Neil Young was asked why he kept playing with Crazy Horse rather than getting more technically proficient players. His answer was that Crazy Horse couldn't play well enough to ruin his music. As you said, sometimes great things come from limitations.
+sassulusmagnus Thanks! Love that Neil Young quote :-)
that's brilliant
Neil Young said that ?
It's kinda condescending, and seems like a simple quip to explain to simple mind reporter or something !?
Wouldn't be the first time Neil Young said something condescending about musicians but man I love that band NY&CH !
@@auntjenifer7774 To be fair it was the interviewer who suggested that his band were not good enough. Maybe NY was mocking the interviewer by the way he worded his response? Like twisting his words back on to him, if that makes sense.
loved the philosophical vlog about guitar, ty
+Carlos Reyes Thanks :-)
Your channel is awesome, it is such a useful resource and you seem like a really cool guy.
+Jewdly Thanks, I really appreciate that!
Excellent and thoughtful....not a usual list.....thank you!!
+rcolang1 Thanks, glad to hear it!
Quite solid advice. One thing that I don't often hear from guitarists: repetition and muscle memory enable us to learn how to play awesome licks beautifully and quick. But they can also function as a trap that makes us end up playing the same things over and over, especially when we want to improvise. Jam with musicians till you all get over that painful stage where you play well for a couple of minutes and then everything becomes boring. Also, grabbing the guitar and trying to come up with something cool to play is not always the best way to build an idea, riff, or a solo because you may tend to play whatever your muscle memory is most cofortable with. Maybe the best thing in such cases is to leave the guitar entirely, build something in your head, then try to recreate it on the guitar.
+cripple horse That is a very interesting notion! I'm definitely gonna reflect on that one for a future clip. Thanks for the inspiration. Cheers Johan
:-) Thanks for all this sharing of info and experimentation as well
Great comment, I always play so well after I've been away for some days and only 'thought' about the guitar, and really, you are spot in when you refer to muscle memory. I find periodically detuning to non standard pitch, or even making up my own tunings where absolutely none of the standard finger patterns work makes for some very beautiful new music.
I improvise by singing. Then I attempt to realize it on the guitar. A lot of what I've come to enjoy most was made by the process of making mistakes recreating the song that comes to me in my head.
Head -to- Voice -to- fretboard
I think Brian May said he got good when he started telling his fingers what to do rather than leaving them on autopilot. It's not that easy but if forces you to listen to what you're doing and to grow.
Johan is such a cool dude! 👍
EXCELLENT ADVICE! This video can serve as a great reminder to refresh our perspectives. We often get caught up in routines and you make excellent points on how to reset these patterns and return to a balanced center. Thanks for posting this.
+Nonah Yobusiness Thanks Nonah, I'm really glad to hear that!
Great observations on getting things done simply and go from there. Perfection will take forever. Tony Iommi has said that he captures a solo in a few takes as it usually does not get better after that for him.
+Richard Hollis Thanks! :-)
#13. BB King said many times that his development of vibrato was due to his inability to play slide like many of his favorite players. It was another way to get a similar sound.
His development of vibrato is one of the most important milestones in modern guitar IMO. And it was born out of necessity or inability to play in the previous style. His style of guitar vibrato is absolutely ubiquitous currently.
I've always been a guitar enthusist and only much later in life have I now found the time to commit to a new mid life passion. I've had so many questions and you have answered several and provide a fundamental road map. I also would agree Guitars are a drug as I'm severely addicted ! thank you !!!!
+Chesty Puller Thanks!, I'm a fellow addict ;-)
Two thumbs up from me, Johan! At first I thought "where are the marshalls?" but this was truly refreshing and to the point. I caught myself nodding several times throughout the video.
+troyguitarist Great to hear that. Cheers!
lot of truth there. I know I sound just as good (or bad) playing a guyatone or kawai through a supro. as I do playing a r9 les paul through my effects and a tweed deluxe. But the les paul feels better and is a guitar I cherish (largely because of the folks that played them.) Simplicity can often help rather than hinder. guitar, amp,volume knob. lot of tone there just ask Joe Bonamassa or Peter Green. a great video as always.and you do indeed know great tone.
+dan peabody Thanks Dan!
Great list, as a home player whom plays for personal enjoyment much of this list still applied to me. I am often trying to put in too many notes and I completely identified with the one day it sounds great and the next is is crap and the next it sounds good again. My biggest problem is I can sit and play and run off some stuff I think is very good and inspirational and then 10 minutes later I will forget all of it and be back to crap I rehash all the time.
+Dante Primm - MiddleAgedGAMR I record almost everything I play so I can always go back and see if something was as great or bad as it felt, and actually the correlation between how good it felt when I played it and how good it sounds recorded is not that obvious.
Johan Segeborn Yeah I need to start doing that myself. I have recorded a few things I thought were crap and when I went back and listened to it, it was much better than I thought.
1. You are right,it's like with a woman....you get used to some rutine and when something is on horizont...than it's a GAS and you are looking forward to move your old amp and buy something new....it's the freshness that is killing us:)
2. It's difficult to get same perception at any place at rehearsals, especially as for example two persons are not standing at the same place and even ear level is different...we had a lot of sonic range problems because of that....humans are thought beasts,haha
3. I agree
4. I agree to a degree...as a band you need to have an image that is same for all band members and is all band is too static, then people will love to listen to you, but just listen....you need to entertain people,to show them that you feel good...that is the singer part, but still, guitarist is also part of this mosaic...and yes, I to play too many notes to fill the spaces musically as you point out at the end,but learning to be a better listener..sometimes less is more....
5. It is a usual part when everyone at rehearsal wants to sound full....and there starts the volume wars:) The band need to sound huge even at lower levels, not just cranked up to insanity:)
6. Yes, it is easiest way
7. The journey:)
8. Even CCR had a lot of distorsion for that days and now they are just sounding classic, or Jimmy's experimentation with efects...It's the time that moves the directions of music to a different level...most of that bands were just against traditionals at that point in history and they created their unique path to be recognized,which is what we are all after:)
9. Agreed, still a little novice level from my side at this, but learning on my own mistakes..
10. Perception of each individual...and we don't have same sonic range defined in our head...that creates the picture of the whole band...it is also the basic of someone leaving the band (including myself in some parts of my history of band rehearsals).
11. Less is more..simple...
12. It is really difficult to manage two guitars in a band that each playing in own sonic spectre... almost everyone tries to play same thing and if the timing is not spot on........then strange things start to happen:)
13. I didn't know about Tony, something I get myself caught for not exploring the history of guitar players enough...
14. It is difficult to find all members,that are equally talented,have same ambitions and dedication to the band....
15. Deadlines defines the progress:)
16. We are only humans:) You give the best of you and whatever happens, happens...it's the energy of the band that shines through and people can not forget (unless the whole band suck biggggg timmmeeeee)
17. True
18. Practice takes you to a different level, I agree...but it needs to be controlled that you are not stuck with a same lick,same rutine...big guitarist play the signature riff as it is and then some parts improvising, which is good for the listeners also...
19. It is the eye opener when you recognize yourself that you are not stuck in the same rutine and from spontaneous licks comes new creations from the fingers that you didn't know that you have had it hidden in some secret stash:)
20. That is the most important, do whatever works for you..this is the reason why bands stop to play and people get to new bands, projects....lifetime is most worth value of your life,don't waste it for things you don't like to do...
This video is so profound, real true and helpful, I’m sure many people can relate and needed to be reminded of these things. It could be called ‘make you a better guitarist AND person!
It's very rare now for people to be so honest and expose there true inner thoughts and feelings on any subject. This talk was very enriching and great advice. Thank you for being direct. By the way I have just ordered my first Marshall tube amp. The Vietnamese made DSL100H and I do hope it sounds like a Plexi. Cheers.
I studied Classic Guitar and was introduced to technique which I have worked on ever since its something to be ever refined not a destination. I have seen comments where people ask if they can get their Guitar modified so it would play all the really hard things like practice isn't a thing and you can somehow purchase the skill ..Great video here Johan this is real advice.(comments i have seen on instruction vids)
turn off your mind, relax and float downstream..it is guitar playing...
Some very sound advice, respect 🙂
+Dave Barlow Thanks! :-)
I really liked this list. You really skipped the clichés which most of these videos tend to reek of and listed things that many of us probably know already but have never been put into words for us before...some real epiphanies.
For example, #8 about the classic bands not really setting a specific aim and #13 about limitation vs. ability - both excellent points.
You're welcome
A lot of good information
+Jaw Tooth Thanks!
Wow what a great, insightful video. I love all of your videos Johan; you know what great tone sounds like, but this one was very philosophical and thought provoking - I didn't expect that when I clicked to watch it. Think I'll listen to it again actually...!
+Paul Oliver You make my day man, Cheers!
I thought it will be a kind of joke and comparison of 20 guitars ;)
Loved the video, its presentation with the 3rd right section displays sightseeing stuff, lol. Ofc the 20 explained points are rather cool too and true lol. Thanks for sharing so much.
+Rafa Dominguez Thanks, thats really good to hear! :-)
I thought it will be a kind of joke and comparison of 20 guitars hah
All very good and relevant points and issues! It makes you think more deeply about what you do as a guitarist. Thank you! :) ....... Also..... Those paintings in the background..... Are you an artist too, or a collector? ;)
+johnartist59 Thanks! :-) Almost all paintings are reproductions though I'm afraid. But they're beautiful.
Good talk. Yes it is true that people will add their own memories to music that they like
+Royalty Free Video Clips Thanks :-) yeah to me that's a bigger part of the song than the song itself.
I find that taking a big dump helps my playing quite a bit
Very insightfully deep.I would add..... that a song that gets rehearsed over and over and over can lose a lot of life. AC/DC used to work up their arrangements in the studio and get the basic tracks recorded in a couple takes. Catching lightning in a bottle right. If a song looses its excitement , it doesn't matter that its performed perfect. quick and dirty and hopefully catch the magic on tape. Love the video Johan.
+whip's cheap guitars Thanks, that's a good point!
Johan, I found this incredibly helpful. Something as simple as setting a deadline, even if what I'm trying to record sounds poor at that time, might sound great to me a few days later. Powerful advice!
+Chax858 Thanks, I'm glad to hear that!
Your candour, abstraction and truth is so refreshing...... A brilliant set of honest clues to being a better guitarist and person, as someone else has already mentioned. Well done! "Harvest the life, and trick them to get that, limitations vs ability, escape on the fret board, based on crappy, character rather than perfection"
+Michael Wilson Thanks Michael, I'm really glad you liked it. Cheers Johan
13. and 14 A bass player a long time ago said to me my wah solo sounded like a turkey being strangled so I strived for coherency first adding space and then later areas where more notes 'made sense' became obvious. = phrasing
Truly I believe that there is more to just adding a space between the notes. following one great passage is good when it has synergy with the other riffs. front and back. Otherwise, it might get a player lost in what or where they are at or going. If you know where you ve been at and add space. and have the call and response kind of space its a good place to start building on those type passages. for sure.
Jam bands and stretching out is still the hallmark of thought and prepared instrumentals. I don't know if Jam bands are still popular, they are to me. After seeing REO speed wagon do a in club concert. Its still where my heart feels best.
Yes excellent, not the usual, "you must play scales at 180bpm, 3 x a day", thanx for the wisdom!
+mindofown Thanks :-) Glad you liked it
Johan you've saved me a lot of time and money from questions and things/amps/cabs I've thought about getting and you've provided a treasure trove of info.
I agree about one day u think your tone is great, then the next day average then great again, even though you've changed nothing and knowing that sometimes your interpretation of your tone can be clouded and giving your ears a rest from getting a 'better' tone is the best thing you can do.
No tone fatigue.
Pete, I, just recently hit upon a way to make most amps very good tone dynamics. Not on their own but with the use of a CS3 pedal. as it turned my good amps tube or SS into very good .......Its my consideration that Sustain and compression are paramount in making a dry tone or a brittle or otherwise pitiful tone into the enjoyable modern equal to most decent amps. As as soon as I plug the CS3 into my pedal board my playing jump out as it would if I had just turned on my favorite band. So.....if you have a compression sustainer pedal, I need not say more. But if you do not. The in the least opportunity ....borrow one from a friend and use it for an hour or so and see if you are pleasingly suprized at how well your tone becomes.
This is the most reasonable way to create good music until you can get that one amp your life has been wanting. It will put you ahead of your curve immediately
especially his modding of small practise amps into 4x12s giving alotta good tones in less $$ and less dB
Good stuff Johan. Being yourself and daring to put it out there on a small stage is the most important for guitarists. Take in the feedback from the audience but keep doing what you think is right.
+vdbdg Thanks!
Lots of great advice not just for guitar, but for life in general.
Thanks Johan!
+Erik Ross Thanks man, that's really good to hear!
I think... thoughtful, introspective, philosophical... rare qualities on music equipment videos, and on this side of the pond dare I say? Nicely done, Johan.
Thanks, I'm so glad to hear that!
Thank You for the Great Info and insights..Really like Your all the patient work to make everything so simple to understand with All Your Videos!!🎼 Blessings and Tone to You My Friend😀🎸🔊
+Charles White64 Thanks my friend! Cheers!
Is there a comparison in the future that covers all jcm 800's. like the first 4 input, 2 input, post 83's, dual channel 81-83, dual channel after 83? They all should have different gain structures and i'm really curious 😊.
Thanks for all the great video's
+roeletti Thanks! That would be an interesting clip indeed. If I get the chance I will
I´m a farly young guy but I have a little bit of things I would like to add.
keep gain on a amp as low as you can (gain hides mistakes but takes tone away (even in metal listen to how clean some band are even in extreme music))
You develop skill by doing it so record, write songs and practice (10.000 hours to be good at something)
Keep songwriting simple but not boring (for example Punk is easy but fast / jazz or even Rockabilly has great chords)
and build a songs part by part. Start with a riff or something you think is cool and build upon it and show it to people. Only do things you think are cool! If you don´t love your own music and can give others that feeling It will be much harder.
+DarkItachi1 Thanks man, that's great advice! Cheers Johan
My thoughts? Dude, you are fucking Guitar Yoda. Everything you said is wise, original and eminently useful advice. Many thanks.
+CNCTEMATIC You're making my day! Thanks :-)
Lots of valuable insight! I'm just coming out of a mysterious depression. Was energized for a week learning a difficult, up tempo jump blues. I would really did the satisfaction when I would pull off a complete rendition. Then, one day my enthusiasm was gone. To make a long story short, yesterday I was just doing some slow finger picking intro to stairway to heaven and the tone was there. The satisfaction was tangible. And it had nothing to do with difficulty, or achievement. It was just a connection of sound and what I was creating. Yes, it is a drug. And never a perfect drug.
+rbauer1632 Thanks! Nothing beats that connection!
Hey Johan - I enjoyed your monologue. Some of the points border on the metaphysical and that is ok as music really rides on the razors edge of physical and can open some thought / emotions that are existential. Do you play in a band or do you play out with other musicians regularity? I think you;re on to something what that point as there are two elements - the interpersonal and the intermuscial. You can really like someone but not mix when your playing music with them. Conversely you can hate someone and play music really well with them as many many bands could attest. Music is like knowing another language and musicians who put themselves out there often grow their language skills. Different topic - How do you find publishing your channel in English? Does it limit you or expand you?
+Andy Mac Thanks man, I have always thought that music is like a moving body. And a band is kind of collectively masters of a puppet that's walking around with different types of swagger etc. I'm sure the answer to this connection lies in how motor skills are connected to rhythms and especially tensions, you know when you have a beat and other elements hit right before and right after resulting in that box. Just like how the tension between different parts of a body and some body center when you're walking around.
I have been speaking English as much as Swedish the past 15 years, even though my dialect doesn't indicate it ;-) so it does indeed expand me.
Cheers
Johan
Great advices, Johan. I've just bought a simple audio interface to start some basic recording myself with your videos as inspiration/reference. But do you got any advice for a mic that will work both for guitar and bass? Would really like a ribbon mic, but they tend to be quite expencive...
+Eirik Aune Boehmer Thanks Eirik! The Sennheiser MD421 is a great mike for anything, I use it on guitar cabs, bass cabs, kick drum, snare etc. It's a dynamic mic. Cheers Johan
The psychological approach to being a better player. I would have to say that the points you've made are all valid in a number of different circumstances. The dynamics of a band are changing. What will your mates do if the guitar player starts to think about what and why when it comes to the greatest ego boosting element, the SOLO! Awesome talk! You've awakened a sleeping giant 🤘
+Flyers 50 Thanks my friend!
Johan, I enjoy watching your videos, you are a very humble guy and a fantastic player! Thanks for making these videos!
+brandon harrison Thanks Brandon! Good to hear that!
Great to hear this Johan, good advices! Trivial advice #21 would be "have fun!" as it is (for me) the most important ingredient to achieve a good sound, practice a nice lick and developing skills. Without fun playing an instrument is so much more difficult.
+Kees Groen Thanks! Having fun is kind of a hygiene factor to me.
Another great video!
2 things I could say along with these 20 great tips you've laid out-
#1- young players or new players need to realize that with so much great technology out today, plug ins, guitar processors,etc having a great "bedroom tone"or direct recorded tone is not always the best tone for a live band situation.Most of the time these great bedroom or headphone tones will more or less be eaten up alive in a band situation, that is to say you won't cut through the mix and you will almost disappear without the proper added midrange/bass/treble or other frequencies similar to what you mentioned.
#2- Gain or distortion is not like chocolate, cheese, beer or sex. haha!
Too much CAN actually be a terrible thing and be another mix tone killing/disappearing thing for your place in a live band situation. Finding that perfect place with your amp and your hands to put you in the "gain" pocket is very important. This is another reason why tube amps are what they are because they have a sweet spot and with just the proper boost or drive can be a gift from the Gods without overkill from a distortion knob or gritty stomp box.Sometimes just an EQ can push a less than amazing amp into the orgasmic tone zone.
Just some stuff I've learned in 30+ years of playing, and most of it the hard way.
+leftyfusion88 Thanks that's great points. Cheers Johan
21. Do not try to emulate Yngwie J. Malmsteen, for the first 20 reasons ;)
Thank you, Johan! This is really well-thought out, and of immense value!
+Gary Lee Thanks Gary :-)
Really great video! It's great to hear pieces of 'advice' that address issues that plague players of all levels. It's lets us know its not all about scales, pick ups and the year your amp was made.. a question for you if you don't mind. What is your favorite non-vintage combo amp you've played in the last little while? Thanks for your great content and inspiring playing.
+DistortionBlues 44 Thanks, that's the combination version of the Zagray!
That felt very honest and interesting! Even I'm not that experienced I totally agree with #14 & #15! We never were that productive like when a gig (=the only one we did so far) was coming up.
+David - Thanks man, glad to hear that!
Hi Johan. A very good video which talks about the fundamentals we all know (or should know at least), but we somehow tend to forget them or lose the focus. So thanks a lot for your summary, Iˇve enjoyed this video very much.
+Daniel Fiala Thanks Daniel, I glad to hear that!
Very true, I drive a semi over the mountains and sometimes the best ideas come when I'm not playing guitar but listening to my favorite artists while driving. Tony Iommi is one of them, Jimmy Page, Alvin Lee. When I get home, I can't wait pick up my guitar and try some new ideas, thanks!
+John Miller Thanks man, Cheers Johan
Thanks for your advices Johan. It was really interesting.
Thanks, I'm glad to hear that!
I'm loving the almost Zen approach to the guitar. Only discovered your Chanel today but liking what I've found so far. Great stuff.
Great commentary on guitar, the quest for tone and philosophy in general. I don't know how many times I've been back and forth between "my tone is great, no it's CRAP, no it sounds awesome, no it's crap again!" Well said my friend. All good advice and I may have to rewatch the video a few times to be reminded not to take myself too seriously. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. Keep on rockin'!
+jcoulter43 Thanks my friend! Rock on!
Great list Johan !! I really like less playing is more. Makes you put it all out there on just a few notes. A couple other things that are helpful. I'm left handed and once in a while pick up a right hand guitar to play, just gets me out of my comfort zone and rethink the instrument. I've also got a couple of guitars that aren't set up really well and have heavier strings. Again this makes me approach the instrument differently and change how I play which is refreshing. Thanks for "putting it out there" every week !!
+Jim James Thanks Jim! That's a very good point. Those changes makes one play totally different and find new riffs and arrangements. Cheers Johan
This video made me inspired to go into a room, crank it up, and just see what happens. Excellent video bud. Almost feel like I'll revisit this a few times down the line. Thank you!
+Brientnall Barnhart Thanks, you make my day :-)
It took me 40 years of playing to learn many of these things... and this is sage wisdom from Mr. Segeborn. 🤟
Thanks my friend!
20 commandments of the guitar and they will ever kept in the vault of my heart case. Keep rocking. Great feeling awesome speech honest thoughts and true words. Cheers from Italy
+Matteo Nobili Thanks :-) Cheers from Sweden
Excellent video, I think the phrase "people won't notice when you fuck up because they're too busy not fucking up themselves" is a pretty good axiom to live by. It's pretty endemic to playing live that you think you played shitty because you hit a couple of bum notes in a solo or something but after the gig loads of people think it was the best gig ever and didn't even notice what was really a fairly inconsequential mistake in the scheme of things!
+Shaft Johnson Thanks, yeah that tunnel vision is hard to shake
number 13 is so true.. In my opinion. Many people get caught in trying to copy their guitar hero and their riffs exactly like they play them. But im most likely confident that the "guitar hero" played that riff in the way he thought was easiest for his/her style of playing. Id rather find my own way or make my version of what i play =)
+drioood Thanks!
Johan, I want to hang out at your house, cranking great amps, and playing great guitars. No parental supervision. I enjoy your vids
+Alexander Sack Thanks man, glad to hear it!
Holy cheeze! I see this for the first time in 2021! What a great video, thank you mr. Segaborn!
Thanks, I’m really glad you liked it!
Great video, ive never really thought about anything specific while learning to play. I just started to copy records and i was focusing on making a lot of sound and be able to sound good while playing alone. I was always facinated by Clapton and Hendrixs styles where they sounded like a full band on their own. You are a brilliant player and your tone is always ace!
+Lars Sig Thanks my friend!
I think you've made some very very astute points Johan, ones which are not commonly considered or talked about as people are too close, too invested in their own experience of what they do and what return it provides to their ego. Perspective is everything. To continue a point you made I think people under value the things that are not guitar centric in a sound, such as the room sound, eq and dynamic manipulation, mix and how other frequency mask and modulate. In these original recordings these were part of the accident that created the final art. Now people set out with the end in mind, and so the process doesnt have the same chemical components to allow the reaction to create the art. Sorry to waffle on one thing I think is different now is that musicians are expected to be multi faceted and play many styles and have many tones. I don't think this is healthy for the upcoming musician, or for the art as a whole. Tony iommi could not have conjured a hot rodded country romp from his playing or sound, he is what he is and that gave us an iconic thing. We wouldn't want him to do anything different. Yet now there is a lot of pressure to be encyclopedic rather than prolific and I think that is sad. I may not have explained that too well. Hope I didn't go on too much I was just inspired by hearing you take such a lateral refreshing approach to advice. Best wishes as always, Pj
+PoJoWo Thanks man, that's a great point. The enormous information flow today makes people restless and may start second guessing themselves, since they have access to information of alternative routes to take. As a result fewer people has the patience (and resolve) to dig deep enough for something narrow but intense.
To be encyclopedic rather than prolific may a way to gain acclaim risk free in a way, since you have so many other "investments" out there as well. Unless you're a studio musician of course, then it's your job ;-)
Hejsan.Lite feedback.Excellent advice och inte förutsägbart som det oftast är.Jag har oftast funderat på detta med perfekta spelare oftast låter dom i mina öron tråkiga.Hellre då en gitarrist som tex Henry Vestine eller Jimmy Page som kanske är lite rytmiskt challenged...Men jisses när det fungerar hur dessa rockar.Keep up the good work även!
+Lord Jammington Tackar! Ja Jimmy Page, John Bonham och John Paul Jones spelade ofta med en enorm box, där Jimmy till och med kunde låta otajt om man inte hörde de andra. En av Mina stora favoriter. Ha det gott!
This is really insightful, and its an artists viewpoint on the whole thing which you don't see much. There's more to guitar than alot of what people demonstrate on youtube, their skills etc. Great list man. It's all about playing from your heart.
+Gary G Thanks, great to hear it!
Johan is fast becoming top of by list of ultimate dinner party guests, step aside Einstein !! wise words from our favorite Swede!
Thanks my friend, that’s kind of you. I’ll have to shape up my table manners then ;-)
brilliant in several aspects. " harvesting guitar tones and sounds", that is the most insanely brilliant term usage in reference to that that I have ever heard. the absolute best view and description. ......great outlook on life and all things involved! !!!
+Bryan Keith Thanks Bryan, you make my day! :-)
Very good list. Applicable to most everything we as individuals could seek to achieve beyond the stuff we're 'required to'.
+wozzlepop Thanks!
ALL GREAT ADVICE JUST TO ADD CHECK OUT IMPROVISNG ROCK GUITAR 1973 GREENOTE MUSIC BERKLEY
TIPS PRACTICE IN MORNING WHEN EAR IS FRESH AND TAKE BREAKS WHEN STRUGGLING WITH A RIFF ALSO HELPS YOU SET FONDATION FOR YOU OWN STYLE THX AZ ALWAYS FOR PASSING IT ON
+fred cook Thanks, yeah taking breaks is indeed key, as long as the resolve isn't broken by it. Cheers Johan
Just found this video and I love it; it’s about so much more than guitar. I also can see all of these insights reflected in your playing. Thank you!
Thanks Mark, I’m glad to hear that
This is fantastic. I've spent a lot of time thinking about these exact things. Glad to have confirmation that I'm thinking in the right direction. Thank you!
+Gobi Grey Thanks, I'm glad to hear it!
Great recommendations for guitarists at all levels. Skål, sir.
+Rick Lewis Thank my friend! Skål!
6. Dynamic creative recording procedures is important. You never know what happens later in the production of a song and that is a good thing. You cant judge whats good or bad until you are done and closer the end of a creatice process.
+John Lindholm Yeah! The movie of the Rolling Stones recording session for Sympathy for the Devil is a good example of that.
I especially liked ”11 - Many guitar tones are based on very restricted playing”. So true! Also it gives inspiration to elaborate with guitar tones and try to find a certain sound for a certain guitar lick.
I once heard something that is very simple to understand but hard to follow ”Try to listen to what your are playing, does it sound good?”. Very easy to ”be too busy” and not only having too few pauses, but also just sound too repetitive or boring :D
When I started playing electric guitar (was schooled with classical guitar and classic music), on the electric guitar I played with very soft attack for many years. Something that really has changed my attack is that I started playing without an amp, just grabbed the electric and to be able to hear what I was doing I had to play harder, harder attack that is :D
By the way, are you a physicist, engineer or something on that road. Your reasoning about stuff seems very scientifically based :D Love your channel!
wow this so good.. Thanks Johan, really brought piece to my mind :)
+john wayne Thanks, that makes me glad :-)
"use deadlines, it wont be perfect but it will be some entity that exists"- great advice, thanks
+neptune sundial Thanks!
Hi Johan,
very open and sincere video... Only matters: knowing yourself, your emotions, personality, your smiles and tears, with all good or crap parts of playing... All that will provide sound together,...
Understanding and accepting of your self as you are is key for happiness, is key for better life, is key for better music.
No matter who gives us feedback, good or bad comments, whatever, we should take as much as we can from it...
One famous player said to me in person: I play best when I'm in love... And, I can't play nice when I'm said...
Music is all about emotions...
You gather all this in one video,... Thanks again, and I hope we will share more thoughts...
+Djordje Stefanovic Thanks Djordje, I'd like that too. Cheers Johan
Mycket bra video! All of your 20 points are correct, and I will try to use many of them
+Danny Puffin Tack Danny! Glad to hear that! :-)
Definitely appreciate the perspective on a lot of things. You made some very good and original points in there. Well worth the watch!
+Greg Jones Thanks Greg, that's really good to hear!
great advice, too many people lack confidence because they never became eddy van Halen.. there is just so much more to it.. cheers
+Rob D there is indeed
Thank you for sharing these, Johan. Many of these things I find to be true personally.
+Westley Antee Thanks, I'm really glad to hear that!
just watched the whole video,none of these things-advices are ordinary,not that i would expect that from you. you made me see different angles of guitar playing. in my opinion,1st one is the best. getting different stuff-gear always motivates me,and until i get bored of these gears i really improve myself in many aspects,do you also have that?recently im considering getting a jmp superbass 77,i have a dsl5c and even that's too loud for me but i somehow think it would satisfy me and motivate me even more,do you have any advice on this too?many thanks
+RottingCarcass Thanks! the search for new gear have often gotten in the way of my development. I have thought that once I get that piece of gear it will all work out but it never has. I still play the 77 2204 that was one of the first amps I bought the most. I would do fine with almost all Marshall JMPs I've played as my only amp and one 4x12 with Pulsonic Greenbacks. But the slight differences of all amps I have played have made me play slightly different which I've learned from. Cheers
Great video, and you got another subscriber. I love what you're doing!
Ps. Those videos on the right are beautiful. Could I use those for a videoclip (true detective intro style).
+Sketchy Songs On Saturday Thanks :-) Welcome to the Channel! :-) Glad you like the landscapes! :-)
Johan, great advice. There's a lot of life experience behind those.
Thanks man, glad to hear it!
thats alot of usefull knowledge packed in a nice clip good job Johan!! regarding #12 - fundamentals, in the case of the wound strings there is actually the first overtone in the harmonic series -the octave louder than the principal fundamental frequency. In case of low E there is about twice the energy at 164Hz than at its principal fundamental of 82Hz. Guitar is a midrange instrument, between the bass guitar and the dums/cymbals. Unless you are on purpose going for the deepest guitar sounds for a specific style, anything lower than 150Hz can be cut off and leave room for the bass and other instruments. if you have a cabinet that sounds boomy, try putting an EQ infront or in the effectsloop of your amp and cut out the bass.
+max bauer Thanks Max, yeah it's important to give the instruments their own ranges so they don't have to play out of each others way all the time. Cheers
you are living every guitarists dream, your channel rocks!!
+max bauer Thanks :-)
sir
you are the man!
you find the time to answer everyone here..that make you a man before a guitar player...
tnx for your great videos
+eshar waiss Thanks my friend!
this is not just about improving guitar playing but also music and well... improving your life. thank you so much for sharing, johan!
+Zarg Thanks I'm glad to hear that :-)
many wise thoughts johan. really listerned to all your words. thanks
+STEVE SHAW Thanks man, that's good to hear
Great video again Johan. I remember Jim Hall said that many times it's better to look at a painting than practising........ and that suggestion about the room to take it, while I'm testing the amps I cannot achieve it always.... thanks my friend. I love it.
+PureToneAmps Thanks my friend
Really nice Video, greetings from Norway :-)
+Marius Hjertø (MariusHj) Thanks Marius! Greetings from Gothenburg Sweden :-)
Julie Andrews had some favorite things too...
+shuggy1110 Feel free to elaborate
no 16 "we are all the center of our own universe". i liked that one the most because i tend to forget this in daily life.
+BigEdWo Thanks, yeah me too :-)
Johan your an inspiration brother, your views are very refreshing 😊
Thanks my friend!