@Kyler Rogers Listen man, just because you have a hard time with it doesn’t mean she shouldn’t have fun. Also, some advice is to just keep practicing. Try practicing scales with a metronome, try doing various excersizes, and do some simple jams. You got this, soon, you won’t need that concentration face.
Imagine being consistent with practicing for 5 years... I've had my acoustic guitar since I was 11 and my electric guitar since I was 17-ish. I am now 21 and still can't play shit and I'm starting to realize that being too harsh for yourself when it comes to practice and progress is a killer for your fun in music. I always wanted to be too good too fast so I would practice furiously for 2 days and then not touch my guitar for weeks/months/years out of frustration. Rachelf is the living proof that FUN is all you need. As long as you're having fun you WILL come back to practice and with time you WILL get better. Never ever punish yourself for not being good enough yet.
Never relay on motivation or the 'fun' your are talking about! What u need is a commited discipline to go untill you achieve it because sometimes It will not be fun at all, u are meant to be frustrated/ playing guitar is a high level skill and it doesn't come that easy! But if you have decipline you will do it whether you like it or not. And you should have the mentality to become too good and too fast, infact the best. Just make discipline your foundation n you won't give a shit about anything else but your goals. Good luck
She perhaps has a family member a MUSICIAN she taking lessons from someone who is very good.obviously. the first day she had her wrist and her fingers in their proper position that's almost 100% almost impossible for anyone to do in one day, unless a family member is a musician or there is a very good instructor to place her hand in those position using her fingertips. Saying that because I'm a guitar player of 45 years Plus! I notice little stuff like that.
When I grew up and started playing guitar back in 1968 1969 era it usually took about five years for person to be a good player. And that's playing a lot!
Hey everyone :). It's hard to believe that it's already been 5 years since I started playing guitar and almost as many making UA-cam videos! This video shows my progress and process learning over the years featuring clips from each year. It's always difficult to decide which clips to choose for the video to make sure that it isn't too too long, but I tried to pull in a good representation from each year to show my whole journey! I had a lot of fun looking back again at everything I've learned so far and am excited as always to keep learning more in the years to come. This year I didn't record quite as many covers, but I tried some new things like attempting to learn songs/riffs live for videos and for the finale I learned my first tapping solo! Not quite up to 100% speed compared to the original EVH recording yet, but getting there and it's super fun to play! Now I have calluses on my picking hand as well as my fretting :) Hope you enjoy the video and thank you so much for your support here over the years, I really appreciate you all!
I was wondering if you were going to include the blackened riff. 75% is quite a feat. I love carol of the bells too. You nailed it. Question how long did it take you to do vibrato? I find it hard to get my fingers to wiggle the strings.
You're definitely a metal person, and that's very cool! 👍👍👍👍👍 It's your musical journey, but perhaps you may like to explore more melodic playing like David Gilmour or even bluesy rock like that played by Robby Krieger of The Doors. Getting feeling in your playing is always a good thing, and the blues is always a great place to start! 👍💖🎸😎
I'm almost 70 and you are an inspiration to keep on plucking on. Entering my 2nd month at it and it's a delight to see how you progressed. Hoping I can improve half as fast as you did
@@strugglingproficiently7947 the journey is still one step at a time. I'm much more proficient at bar chords than I was 5 months ago. But I seem to be running in mud...not progressing at the pace I think I should
I’m showing this to my daughters. They need to see it. They need to see you smiling and enjoying playing music, even as a day one beginner. That’s the best and most important part of the video!
@@xvor_tex8577 I wrote like a idot. Very unclear. Menat if you like them. I listen to mayhem and bathory sometimes, but I have a friend who listens to them all the time. He is also a big fan of venom and burzum. I mostly listen to like annihilator, exodus, testament, polyphia and so on. A lot of thrash. I listen to some progressive Metall and new Metall as well. Like Freak kitchen and feared
This is what being a musician is all about - practicing, challenging yourself, not giving up, creating, sharing and most of all, having fun. Thank you for sharing this video and keep it up!
I'm 43 years old, and have been playing guitar since I was 17. You are an objectively better guitar player, and an inspiration. Keep going, lady. You're crushing.
It's more common than not, I started playing when I was 10.. I'm 48 now and have been playing on and off with many breaks, latest being the last 2 years (my longest), just dusted off my guitars actually and starting again... I'm decent but could've been much much better if I was consistent all these years, life gets in the way sometimes
Phenomenon progress!!! I'm a teacher and technical musician, very impressive girl! Can't wait to show my students, you'll be an inspiration. Keep up the talented work!!
Breathtaking! Uh,lately I was lost in my guitar path and I didn't know where to go and what to do..And how to actually make a progress.. And gosh thank you for uploading this!! You're really inspiring and helping me to find myself :)
Jesus, this is both crazy and super motivational. Only a month in but I can't wait to see where I'm at in a year hopefully my progression will be as nice as yours!
Seeing how there was still at least half a year of quarantine ahead of us I've decided to pick up the guitar. I have no prior experience with music. I never had something in my life that brought so much joy and pain at the same time haha :D I'm sure you get this a lot but your entire journey is such a big inspiration. Granted, I literally just passed 1 month 2 days ago, If I'll get half as good as you are in 5 years I will be very happy
I just started about a month ago. I have previous experience with other instruments, but I played flute and hand bells, so I am classically trained in that. I can tell ya, going from classical on wind and percussion instruments to a stringed instrument is difficult. At least I dont have to worry about embouchure or breathing lol.
As a musician, myself, I totally get that feeling of going from complete concentration to unbridled joy when making your journey. I started playing trumpet when I was 11 and haven’t stopped yet. From learning a scale to playing Flight of the Bumblebee while using circular breathing.
Well it does matter. Having a sebring vs an ibanez. Or a strat vs lp. One always sounds different and makes it easier to play. That and getting a new guitar makes motivation more prominent
Pickups make world of a difference, especially when it comes to heavier music. Single coils present in the strat we see in the beginning are good for e.g. funk, but can not handle high gain distorted sound too well. On the other hand this is precisely when the humbucker pickups of the Ibanez superstrat shine. So sometimes the guitar indeed does make a huge difference :)
I'm just in absolute wowww you have gotten so good these past five years I remember watching your first year guitar video years back you should be proud of yourself your one guitarist that plays with beauty and soul 💗 rock on!!
Your progress is genuinely inspiring, and that grin on your face as you develop from a novice to proficient player is sooo satisfying, keep killing it!
Well, you've got Eruption! Next, you need to scale the Cliffs of Dover! :D You can do it, I have the utmost faith in your abilities. It's been wonderful to see your journey this far, looking forward to the next five!
So inspiring! I like how you always smile when you play the guitar. I’m too serious when I’m playing and can’t afford to smile yet 😅 It’s been a year since I started playing the guitar so I hope I can catch up with you in 4 years.
Yo, that's some serious dedication and rapid progress! I'd say you became good in just one year, and I still feel awkward at it after 13 years on and off; this is inspiring! Your sound also got clean so quickly! It would also be cool to see you try learning how to sing
I've been following your progress for three years now, you are doing GREAT!I. had a finger injury and then got deployed which curtailed my playing for a year. You are one of the influences that got me back in to playing, so thank you!! Love your videos!
Oh my god, I love your three year anniversary! I would love to play that way and these songs in just 3 years! Great progress! Keep it up, you’re a huge inspiration! :)
Wow it’s just fascinating how fast you improved! You’re a great player really, really talented too wow! I’ll hope one day I’ll be as great as you are right now (I’ve been playing for almost a year now so I’ve got a long way to go :) ).
Notice that smile getting bigger as the months go by and that “feeling it face” getting deeper. Love it. You’re amazing , beautiful and can do anything you put your mind to! Know your worth, bc you’re priceless babe!
I’m almost at my third year anniversary. It was all slow until around my second year to progressing fast. I went from 8 eight months ago barely playing the trooper to now playing stuff like beyond creation and death. All I can tell people is that if you put in the time you get good.
I can only hope to be as good as you are someday. no kidding, you were actually a MAJOR inspiration for me to pick up the guitar, I'm turning 22 next may and I'd been really contemplating getting started on the instrument but my biggest concern was my age. I guess it's safe to say that I got hugely inspired by the fact you started out at 22 and got to the level at the end of your 4-year progress video. this alone was enough to inspire me to let go of all worries and I picked up the instrument around 7 months ago. so I guess what I'm trying to say is: thank you! :)
DAMN GIRL!! that's an amazing journey. One question, how does the electric guitar compare to the acoustic? you seem much lighter with your fingers playing the electric. x
Thank you! I don't really play acoustic guitar much, but it definitely requires a heavier touch that I'm not used to! On my electrics I have the string height set pretty low to make them easy/comfortable to play :)
What I love about your guitar playing is that you seem to be having so much fun! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 As an off and on beginner, you give so much hope to me. Would you please tell me how much time you spent per day practicing and if there were any gaps where you just didn't practice at all? 👍💖🎸😎
I think over the years I've probably averaged around an hour a day, but I've had multiple month long gaps due to injury or travel. The most important thing is just staying consistent when you can, even a little bit a day is awesome! But it's totally fine to take some breaks as well :)
@@RachelfGuitar how do you get your great sound?? Amp or assistance with pedals? What type amp do you use as well as pedals if you use them. Your highly appreciated and impressive!!!
@@RachelfGuitar Thanks for your reply, Rachel, life always intervenes when it comes to hobbies like this. I like your idea about even just a little practice. It keeps your mind thinking about it consistently. I've heard others say the same thing. 👍💖🎸😎
20 minutes ago I started searching for Ghost covers. I ended up on your channel, and now you got a new subscriber. Love your charisma, your smile and your awesome playing!
Well done! 2021 is my 20 year guitar anniversary, and I wish I had something rad like these progress videos to assess my playing. I hope you'll continue to make these videos throughout your guitar journey.
I found her at 1 year progress. My life/career took over and I dropped out. Just found her again. How far she has come is amazing. At the end Eruption, EVH is smiling from heaven. The happiest player in Rock!
Time goes by so fast anymore when I first watched one of your videos you were a little over a year in. Your videos always brings a smile to my face 😊and makes pick up my guitar 🎸 thank you and keep rockin 🤘🤘🤘🤘
I wish I had my own room paid. By parentals and a strat right off the bat... I have one of them $55 dollar ebay guitars and no time to practice cuz I'm always working :(
I cringed when I passed over the ‘self taught’ validation. It’s 2021 and there are thousands of free instructional and lesson material videos uploaded by real musicians and teachers on this very platform. No one is self taught anymore.
This is amazing. You've been very inspiring to me and made me a better guitarist. I'm only two years in and your progress in two years is soo good. I'll set that as a mark ☺️
This video was such a breath of fresh air for me! I’m a keyboardist who started piano at age 5 (50 years ago), so I have an extensive background in theory and basically just all things music. So when I really started trying to dive into guitar, I got very frustrated because I thought the techniques would develop a lot faster for someone like me. Your video reminded me that working at it every day is the only way to progress. I intend to do just that now- and to be patient with myself. Thank you so much! 🤘🏾
Hell yes! I’ve been on this journey for years with you and thankful you took us on the ride! The ending was so epic! You inspired me not only to start playing, but to keep playing!
Thank you so much for posting this. I've been playing guitar for 50 years, with an incredibly shallow learning curve. This inspires me to finally do the hard work. Thanks again. God bless.
I started out with my first guitar (yamaha erg 121c which i managed to get for £50) just over a month ago and honestly I feel like sometimes it takes so long to progress or to see any progress, but I look for guitar progression vids for motivation and inspiration and genuinely your progression is one of the best that I've seen it's amazing :D
What a joy it has been watching you all these years. You would not believe how much of an inspiration you've become to me and I'm a senior citizen. Continued much success.
I've been watching UA-cam since it's been around, and yes, there's tons of inspirational videos. But This one, dang!😳lol.. Not only was your progression and playing admirable, but your..'personality'! Granted, I don't you, but that Look on your face from the 1st time you played, & as time went on you Smiled & made those, 'solo faces'!😅Absolutely Love it! Helluva feeling, isn't it! Sooo proud of you girl! & keep on shreddin!✊😉🍻🎶...
Wow.Very impressive.I started guitar at 44 and i guit at 44. Too many informations for my my old brain.Mom should listened when i was 15 and i wanted a electric guitar
I've been watching since nearly the beginning but just recently subscribed. I like how that face if pure concentration suddenly melted into a face of pure joy. Yours is not really my kind of music but I've always admired your passion, enthusiasm and especially your commitment. You're an amazing young talent with 5 years behind you and many more to come. Well done!
These videos always motivate me SO much to keep pushing myself to work harder. I started playing 9 months ago and I’ve come such a long way, im still in love with it but i struggle to find the motivation to learn new things and i end up just practicing what i already know. Think its time i got back out of my comfort zone 😁
Best part is when her face goes from total concentration to total abandonment and joy.
Absolutely! Couldn't agree more :)
Indeed !!!!
@Kyler Rogers Listen man, just because you have a hard time with it doesn’t mean she shouldn’t have fun. Also, some advice is to just keep practicing. Try practicing scales with a metronome, try doing various excersizes, and do some simple jams. You got this, soon, you won’t need that concentration face.
@@randomraisins7954 its a joke
@@casper5949 ah ok. sorry about that.
Proud of ya, sounding great!
Thanks so much :)!
You're the best sir i learn all of my guitar techniques through your videos
Sounding 😳🙄😩
@@FeiLiann well said
I just found out that I'm subscribed to you lol
Imagine being consistent with practicing for 5 years... I've had my acoustic guitar since I was 11 and my electric guitar since I was 17-ish. I am now 21 and still can't play shit and I'm starting to realize that being too harsh for yourself when it comes to practice and progress is a killer for your fun in music. I always wanted to be too good too fast so I would practice furiously for 2 days and then not touch my guitar for weeks/months/years out of frustration. Rachelf is the living proof that FUN is all you need. As long as you're having fun you WILL come back to practice and with time you WILL get better. Never ever punish yourself for not being good enough yet.
@The Prophet this is not true, if you practise consistently everyday and have fun doing it you will get there
Never relay on motivation or the 'fun' your are talking about! What u need is a commited discipline to go untill you achieve it because sometimes It will not be fun at all, u are meant to be frustrated/ playing guitar is a high level skill and it doesn't come that easy! But if you have decipline you will do it whether you like it or not. And you should have the mentality to become too good and too fast, infact the best. Just make discipline your foundation n you won't give a shit about anything else but your goals. Good luck
She perhaps has a family member a MUSICIAN she taking lessons from someone who is very good.obviously. the first day she had her wrist and her fingers in their proper position that's almost 100% almost impossible for anyone to do in one day, unless a family member is a musician or there is a very good instructor to place her hand in those position using her fingertips. Saying that because I'm a guitar player of 45 years Plus! I notice little stuff like that.
@@jimkostan9932 How long did it take you to get good at playing? Im 31 and want to start but i feel like its too late
When I grew up and started playing guitar back in 1968 1969 era it usually took about five years for person to be a good player. And that's playing a lot!
Hey everyone :). It's hard to believe that it's already been 5 years since I started playing guitar and almost as many making UA-cam videos! This video shows my progress and process learning over the years featuring clips from each year. It's always difficult to decide which clips to choose for the video to make sure that it isn't too too long, but I tried to pull in a good representation from each year to show my whole journey! I had a lot of fun looking back again at everything I've learned so far and am excited as always to keep learning more in the years to come.
This year I didn't record quite as many covers, but I tried some new things like attempting to learn songs/riffs live for videos and for the finale I learned my first tapping solo! Not quite up to 100% speed compared to the original EVH recording yet, but getting there and it's super fun to play! Now I have calluses on my picking hand as well as my fretting :)
Hope you enjoy the video and thank you so much for your support here over the years, I really appreciate you all!
I was wondering if you were going to include the blackened riff. 75% is quite a feat. I love carol of the bells too. You nailed it.
Question how long did it take you to do vibrato? I find it hard to get my fingers to wiggle the strings.
You're definitely a metal person, and that's very cool! 👍👍👍👍👍 It's your musical journey, but perhaps you may like to explore more melodic playing like David Gilmour or even bluesy rock like that played by Robby Krieger of The Doors. Getting feeling in your playing is always a good thing, and the blues is always a great place to start! 👍💖🎸😎
congratulations rachelf you play the electric guitar well and you are going to create your facebook so you can send me a friend request to be friends
That’s amazing journey... I can’t even imagine myself getting anywhere near to eruption even in 10 years time :)
You're GREAT! Loved seeing you progress on your guitar journey, very inspiring stuff - here's to the next 5 years which I'm sure will be glorious!
WOW! Cannot believe it's also already 5 years for you! =O Look how far you've come! =D SOOOO AWESOME!
Thanks so much Jassy! You've always been a big inspiration for me 😁🎸
Jassy and Rachel, please do something together!
@@Briansgate i second that!
@@diegoenriquemontenegrocorr9755 I third it
@@Briansgate ✂️
Contagious smile for 5 years long. I cannot stop smiling now.
😁
I'm almost 70 and you are an inspiration to keep on plucking on. Entering my 2nd month at it and it's a delight to see how you progressed. Hoping I can improve half as fast as you did
How’s the journey so far Mike?
@@strugglingproficiently7947 the journey is still one step at a time. I'm much more proficient at bar chords than I was 5 months ago. But I seem to be running in mud...not progressing at the pace I think I should
How you going now mike?
How you going now mike?
@@ericp_ski how is it going now??
I’m showing this to my daughters. They need to see it. They need to see you smiling and enjoying playing music, even as a day one beginner. That’s the best and most important part of the video!
Its interesting to see how when she started to improve a lot it's when she got a guitar face lol
Haha hope I get that as soon as possible. Btw what do you think about mayhem or like bathory?
@@magganrz7064 I hope I get my guitar face too I'm not there yet tho,
And do you meant what band do I prefer between mayhem or bathory?
@@xvor_tex8577 I wrote like a idot. Very unclear. Menat if you like them. I listen to mayhem and bathory sometimes, but I have a friend who listens to them all the time. He is also a big fan of venom and burzum. I mostly listen to like annihilator, exodus, testament, polyphia and so on. A lot of thrash. I listen to some progressive Metall and new Metall as well. Like Freak kitchen and feared
What’s a guitar face?
@@magganrz7064 I listen to Mayhem a bit, they're cool. Bathory fucking rocks tho, love em.
Nooo. You're making me feel old. 5 years already??? 😭😭😭
I know, it went by so fast!
@@gdmusic4642 bro thats not rudy😂
I thought that was Rudy
@@alienac5433 lol me too...
This is what being a musician is all about - practicing, challenging yourself, not giving up, creating, sharing and most of all, having fun. Thank you for sharing this video and keep it up!
I'm 43 years old, and have been playing guitar since I was 17. You are an objectively better guitar player, and an inspiration. Keep going, lady. You're crushing.
I'm 44 and have been playing since I was 13 and I had this exact sentiment!!
I'm 43 and only been playing for a few years. I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels like her progress is way above average. She's damn good.
It's more common than not, I started playing when I was 10.. I'm 48 now and have been playing on and off with many breaks, latest being the last 2 years (my longest), just dusted off my guitars actually and starting again... I'm decent but could've been much much better if I was consistent all these years, life gets in the way sometimes
The joy on your face is so wonderful. Musician or not, anyone who loves music can relate to this.
Phenomenon progress!!! I'm a teacher and technical musician, very impressive girl! Can't wait to show my students, you'll be an inspiration. Keep up the talented work!!
Thanks so much!
I had problems playing the guitar.
You’ve singlehandedly just convinced me to get back into guitar after quitting it for like 3 years. You’re doing amazing, thank you for that.
These videos always make me cry. I love seeing people learning to play music. It's my absolute favorite thing in this world
Breathtaking!
Uh,lately I was lost in my guitar path and I didn't know where to go and what to do..And how to actually make a progress..
And gosh thank you for uploading this!! You're really inspiring and helping me to find myself :)
So happy to hear that, thanks! Best of luck with your guitar playing!
Lol I just got my guitar and this appears in my notifications 🙂
Best of luck with it! 😁🎸
Looking forward to your "5 years in" vid already! :D
That’s crazy. Right when I got my first guitar she released the one year video and it got recommended
Jesus, this is both crazy and super motivational. Only a month in but I can't wait to see where I'm at in a year hopefully my progression will be as nice as yours!
8:55 this sound like howls in my soul, amazing progress & congratulations Rachelf, sounds so good!
I just started playing today and you are my inspiration. ⭐️
I watched the 4 year guitar progress video and now I see this and I’m so proud of you👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Seeing how there was still at least half a year of quarantine ahead of us I've decided to pick up the guitar. I have no prior experience with music. I never had something in my life that brought so much joy and pain at the same time haha :D I'm sure you get this a lot but your entire journey is such a big inspiration. Granted, I literally just passed 1 month 2 days ago, If I'll get half as good as you are in 5 years I will be very happy
That's so exciting! Best of luck with your guitar journey 😁
@Avenix 1 All the best to You then as well
I just started about a month ago. I have previous experience with other instruments, but I played flute and hand bells, so I am classically trained in that. I can tell ya, going from classical on wind and percussion instruments to a stringed instrument is difficult. At least I dont have to worry about embouchure or breathing lol.
@@RachelfGuitar How many hrs do you practice each day?
You are amazing. I am 40 now but eff it I'll start training.
You can truly call yourself a musician now. It has been wonderful watching you grow.
You became Eddie Van Halen in 5 years! This is really inspiring🙂
Playing Mozart does not make you Mozart: playing EVH does not make you EVH
As a musician, myself, I totally get that feeling of going from complete concentration to unbridled joy when making your journey. I started playing trumpet when I was 11 and haven’t stopped yet. From learning a scale to playing Flight of the Bumblebee while using circular breathing.
I know the guitar isn't supposed to matter that much but there was such a difference as soon as she got that Ibanez :O
I thought the same thing! After the video I even went online to look at them. Having the right instrument makes a difference.
Well it does matter. Having a sebring vs an ibanez. Or a strat vs lp. One always sounds different and makes it easier to play. That and getting a new guitar makes motivation more prominent
Pickups make world of a difference, especially when it comes to heavier music. Single coils present in the strat we see in the beginning are good for e.g. funk, but can not handle high gain distorted sound too well. On the other hand this is precisely when the humbucker pickups of the Ibanez superstrat shine. So sometimes the guitar indeed does make a huge difference :)
I'm just in absolute wowww you have gotten so good these past five years I remember watching your first year guitar video years back you should be proud of yourself your one guitarist that plays with beauty and soul 💗 rock on!!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
@@RachelfGuitar In average how many hours or minutes per day did you practice every day? Thanks
Your progress is genuinely inspiring, and that grin on your face as you develop from a novice to proficient player is sooo satisfying, keep killing it!
Well, you've got Eruption! Next, you need to scale the Cliffs of Dover! :D You can do it, I have the utmost faith in your abilities. It's been wonderful to see your journey this far, looking forward to the next five!
😅, not quite sure if I'm there yet, but maybe someday! Thank you :)
So inspiring! I like how you always smile when you play the guitar. I’m too serious when I’m playing and can’t afford to smile yet 😅 It’s been a year since I started playing the guitar so I hope I can catch up with you in 4 years.
This is so inspiring! I've loved watching your videos over the years, they've really encouraged me to pick up the guitar more!
Thank you!
Very cool. Not sure what's more impressive, your progress or the sheer joy on your face when you play. Keep it up!
Goood job Rachel time has gone so fast and look you progressed so fast. Your the best
Thanks so much!
Yo, that's some serious dedication and rapid progress! I'd say you became good in just one year, and I still feel awkward at it after 13 years on and off; this is inspiring! Your sound also got clean so quickly! It would also be cool to see you try learning how to sing
That blue guitar is never getting older
I've been following your progress for three years now, you are doing GREAT!I. had a finger injury and then got deployed which curtailed my playing for a year. You are one of the influences that got me back in to playing, so thank you!! Love your videos!
Thanks so much, I'm happy to hear that! 😁🎸
Oh my god, I love your three year anniversary! I would love to play that way and these songs in just 3 years! Great progress! Keep it up, you’re a huge inspiration! :)
Thank you so much!
It's great to see how you've advanced.
Keep smiling, keep playing.
Wow it’s just fascinating how fast you improved! You’re a great player really, really talented too wow! I’ll hope one day I’ll be as great as you are right now (I’ve been playing for almost a year now so I’ve got a long way to go :) ).
Notice that smile getting bigger as the months go by and that “feeling it face” getting deeper. Love it. You’re amazing , beautiful and can do anything you put your mind to! Know your worth, bc you’re priceless babe!
I’m almost at my third year anniversary. It was all slow until around my second year to progressing fast. I went from 8 eight months ago barely playing the trooper to now playing stuff like beyond creation and death. All I can tell people is that if you put in the time you get good.
you’re incredible. inspires me to keep going with guitar.
I can only hope to be as good as you are someday.
no kidding, you were actually a MAJOR inspiration for me to pick up the guitar, I'm turning 22 next may and I'd been really contemplating getting started on the instrument but my biggest concern was my age. I guess it's safe to say that I got hugely inspired by the fact you started out at 22 and got to the level at the end of your 4-year progress video.
this alone was enough to inspire me to let go of all worries and I picked up the instrument around 7 months ago.
so I guess what I'm trying to say is: thank you! :)
I'm so happy to hear that, thank you! Best of luck with your guitar journey 🎸🤘
Hows it going with the guitar learning? @masterofpuppetz5790
Congratz! your hard work has paid off girl!
Hey do you have any tips on how to efficiently learn the guitar. I mean, even your 4 month progress is impressive
That smile of joy and being totally immersed in the moment is everything.
DAMN GIRL!! that's an amazing journey. One question, how does the electric guitar compare to the acoustic? you seem much lighter with your fingers playing the electric. x
Thank you! I don't really play acoustic guitar much, but it definitely requires a heavier touch that I'm not used to! On my electrics I have the string height set pretty low to make them easy/comfortable to play :)
Amazing! You've inspired so many people to play, and all with that wonderful smile. Here's to the 10 year review! :)
Did you learn by a teacher? UA-cam? Or self taught? I’m really trying to figure out what route to go.
Thats so great. I have been playing for over 30 years. May it always be with you girl!
Her smile gets bigger as she get better at the guitar.
Rachelf, the first thing I noticed about you was your heartwarming smile. Keep doing that, the world needs more of it.
What I love about your guitar playing is that you seem to be having so much fun! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 As an off and on beginner, you give so much hope to me. Would you please tell me how much time you spent per day practicing and if there were any gaps where you just didn't practice at all? 👍💖🎸😎
I think over the years I've probably averaged around an hour a day, but I've had multiple month long gaps due to injury or travel. The most important thing is just staying consistent when you can, even a little bit a day is awesome! But it's totally fine to take some breaks as well :)
@@RachelfGuitar how do you get your great sound?? Amp or assistance with pedals? What type amp do you use as well as pedals if you use them. Your highly appreciated and impressive!!!
@@RachelfGuitar Thanks for your reply, Rachel, life always intervenes when it comes to hobbies like this. I like your idea about even just a little practice. It keeps your mind thinking about it consistently. I've heard others say the same thing. 👍💖🎸😎
20 minutes ago I started searching for Ghost covers. I ended up on your channel, and now you got a new subscriber.
Love your charisma, your smile and your awesome playing!
I wish I did know how to play the Paranoid’s solo after one year damn
I do the Bohemian Rhapsody solo at 5 months and a half, is it good ?
Of course it’s good, I learned it at like 1 years or so I think
This is really inspiring, is incredible how much you have improved, I will also achieve 5 years of playing guitar in April, keep it up!
Wow she’s almost as good as I was in my head at 5 when I got my first guitar.
Well done! 2021 is my 20 year guitar anniversary, and I wish I had something rad like these progress videos to assess my playing. I hope you'll continue to make these videos throughout your guitar journey.
You’ve come so far in 5 years, and you didn’t play Stairway even once.
That’s got to be some kind of record! 🤣🤣
It took me 30 years to learn the chords for Freebird, and now I can't stop!
I'm sure she did off-screen. Can't not.
I found her at 1 year progress. My life/career took over and I dropped out. Just found her again. How far she has come is amazing. At the end Eruption, EVH is smiling from heaven.
The happiest player in Rock!
That Eruption at the end cought me by surprise :0 what a legend you! Congratulations and keep it going :D
Thanks so much 😁🎸
I am 2 months in right now. I am so jealous. AMazing job. Love the progress video. Keep up the great work.
No please don't remember me that while I'm messing around the others are getting better at guitar
Time goes by so fast anymore when I first watched one of your videos you were a little over a year in. Your videos always brings a smile to my face 😊and makes pick up my guitar 🎸 thank you and keep rockin 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Thanks so much! 😁🎸
Is it me or Smoke on the Water and Sunshine always the first 2 songs we all learn?
Definitely classic first riffs 😁
I actually learned smoke on the water and seven nation army first
My daughter also wants to learn to play an electric guitar. I'm gonna show her your progress, you're an inspiration :)
Doesn’t matter for how many years you’ve been playin.. what does matter is the hours of dedication and motivation.
You motivated me a Lot! Greetings from Chile
I wish I had my own room paid. By parentals and a strat right off the bat... I have one of them $55 dollar ebay guitars and no time to practice cuz I'm always working :(
Lol
You rock! What a journey. Can’t wait to see how far you’ll get in another 5 years.
I cringed when I passed over the ‘self taught’ validation.
It’s 2021 and there are thousands of free instructional and lesson material videos uploaded by real musicians and teachers on this very platform. No one is self taught anymore.
I cringed when I read your comment.
That still counts as self taught.
Keep making more videos, watching you play is truly entertaining and motivational.
Very inspiring to see your progress young lady! I hope my daughter sticks with her passion like you have and never gives up! Thank you
wow! I'm 63 and just picking up the guitar for the first time. I would love to progress half as much as you have. Great job!
I love that you are having so much funnnn!!!
This is amazing. You've been very inspiring to me and made me a better guitarist. I'm only two years in and your progress in two years is soo good. I'll set that as a mark ☺️
Been a fan of you for years and glad you're still going for it!!!
Its easy to tell your having fun, don't ever stop!
This video was such a breath of fresh air for me! I’m a keyboardist who started piano at age 5 (50 years ago), so I have an extensive background in theory and basically just all things music. So when I really started trying to dive into guitar, I got very frustrated because I thought the techniques would develop a lot faster for someone like me. Your video reminded me that working at it every day is the only way to progress. I intend to do just that now- and to be patient with myself. Thank you so much! 🤘🏾
Ive been growing with you i started playing guitar December of 2015 it great to see how far you and I have both come. You are such an inspiration!
Hell yes! I’ve been on this journey for years with you and thankful you took us on the ride! The ending was so epic!
You inspired me not only to start playing, but to keep playing!
I love ur progress videos they motivate me to keep going
Thank you so much for posting this. I've been playing guitar for 50 years, with an incredibly shallow learning curve. This inspires me to finally do the hard work. Thanks again. God bless.
I LOVE that the video closed with Eruption. This is honestly such impressive progress. Well done!
I started out with my first guitar (yamaha erg 121c which i managed to get for £50) just over a month ago and honestly I feel like sometimes it takes so long to progress or to see any progress, but I look for guitar progression vids for motivation and inspiration and genuinely your progression is one of the best that I've seen it's amazing :D
What a joy it has been watching you all these years. You would not believe how much of an inspiration you've become to me and I'm a senior citizen.
Continued much success.
I've been watching UA-cam since it's been around, and yes, there's tons of inspirational videos. But This one, dang!😳lol.. Not only was your progression and playing admirable, but your..'personality'! Granted, I don't you, but that Look on your face from the 1st time you played, & as time went on you Smiled & made those, 'solo faces'!😅Absolutely Love it! Helluva feeling, isn't it! Sooo proud of you girl! & keep on shreddin!✊😉🍻🎶...
Wow.Very impressive.I started guitar at 44 and i guit at 44. Too many informations for my my old brain.Mom should listened when i was 15 and i wanted a electric guitar
I've been watching since nearly the beginning but just recently subscribed. I like how that face if pure concentration suddenly melted into a face of pure joy. Yours is not really my kind of music but I've always admired your passion, enthusiasm and especially your commitment. You're an amazing young talent with 5 years behind you and many more to come. Well done!
I love the smile on your face as you play. You can tell that you love it just as much now as when you started. Impressive!
Damn. That's was good. I play years still with my one guitar, you seems to have more guitar to shred around. It's a high end Ibanez. Awesome Rachel.
These videos always motivate me SO much to keep pushing myself to work harder. I started playing 9 months ago and I’ve come such a long way, im still in love with it but i struggle to find the motivation to learn new things and i end up just practicing what i already know. Think its time i got back out of my comfort zone 😁
It's amazing to see how far you've come and how amazing you've gotten!
Thanks so much!
@@RachelfGuitar no problem :D
i love how you happy you look when playing
Literally went through most of my reperoitoir in order. So cool to watch
Every now & again I come see your progress to give myself hope :)
That was quite something. Be proud of your abilities - you ROCK!
Brilliant, well done. Really useful exercise - look what you can do if you pick up your instrument every day! Keep posting, very inspiring. Xx