Great guitar story! My first guitar was an Eko ranger acoustic made in the 70s that I bought used. I played it for years and acquired other guitars along the way. The funny thing is, I sold it one day to help fund an amp purchase and 7 or 8 years later I found it in a pawn shop. I knew it was mine because I had engraved my initials inside the sound hole and as soon as I saw HC I could hardly believe it. Anyway I still have it and it hangs on the wall in my loft studio.
Wow, that is an awesome story Hugh! So happy for you that you got it back. I love hearing these kinds of histories from people. I had a friend in high school who managed to pick up his original bass after selling it for an upgrade (that he later regretted). He found it in a music shop attached to a recording studio that he was visiting with his band and immediately recognized his bass hanging on the wall. Don't know if you've seen the story of Billy Strings buying back his father's guitar but it honestly brought a lump into my throat and some tears in my eyes. ua-cam.com/video/A5OYFuWgbFw/v-deo.html
Excellent video, Sir. I play the same thing on any guitar I play, so I guess I always sound the same - good or bad! - The one guitar I have that does everything pretty well is an old Squier Telecaster that has had all the electrics changed out. I got it for free in the early 90's, from who friend, who said I could keep it, but I had never to sell it. So that's the one that always stays.
Thanks a lot Dunsy, really appreciate that! That is an awesome story about your Telecaster - I love hearing things like that. I hope you do keep it forever and that you always have fun playing it!
This is full of exceptional knowledge. I need to reach out to you when buying my next guitar. (I also was obsessed with buying a Les Paul, no idea why!) +1
Wow, so true words, Hear Pal Here !! Especially for youngsters nowadays, this is such an important message. It´s not the gear that rules, it´s the passion and the time and sweat you give to improove.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad this resonated with you. I feel pretty strongly about this and even though I enjoy gear too, it's really easy to get lost in reading reviews and lusting after the next thing instead of sitting down to play and practice and improve our craft.
Thanks for sharing Pal! It's the same for me, the perfect guitar is the one my wife gave me at the start of the lockdown. I started playing way back in high school, but stopped playing regularly when I entered University and after graduating/starting work. After around 15 years, finally got back to playing when the pandemic started and my wife gave me this cheap tele which I loved tremendously.
That is so cool! I love the sound of your guitar, I remember you told me about it a while back and I looked into it. Really perfectly proves my point that you don't need a super expensive guitar to feel inspired and happy to play. Glad that you are playing after that long of a break. I've had periods in my life where I was barely playing at all but it always felt good to come back to it eventually. I hope you keep rocking and always find joy in your guitar! Rock on my friend!
Awesome man! I love these Yamaha guitars, they are really wonderful and so affordable. They really are some of the best starting guitars we could hope for back in the day. You really don't need anything fancy to get rocking!
Man..I had this going while I was whipping up my famous tacos for me and my wife. It had me in rapt attention....you essentially have a podcast right here. Like you...I was fascinated by Zep....still am actually. My fascination of them was the typical kid story...friend's big brother is the toughest dude in the neighborhood - we all wanted to be like him, he's gone so I peek into his room - and see these Led Zeppelin posters...Bonham looked scary so I was thinking...who on the hell is this fearsome band he's so obsessed with? I got a hold of Coda as my first of their albums...strange one to start with...but 'I can't Quit You Baby' (Royal Albert Hall version)...that sh*t was HEAVY!! As was 'Walter's Walk'...Then onto Zep II and I was hooked....each album I got was like a slow opening of gifts under the tree...and I had to wait months in between them (we definitely weren't rich either). I got a kick out of how you talked about all the affordable guitar being ugly spiky things. LOL - they cannot give them away right now :) That Yamaha is a sweet starting axe man. Mine was a $5 busted up acoustic...but I took a mic, taped it to the bridge, put foil over the mic (so the strings vibrated the foil to create a pseudo-distortion effect) and cranked it through my mom's stereo...it sounded like sh*t - not much has changed lol. I gotta shut up now...other people have uploaded lol - great story Pal!!
@Guitar Meets Science Thanks so much Jimmy for your comment, I love it for so many reasons! I was genuinely a bit worried that no one would want to actually listen to this video because it is pretty long but I had so much fun walking down this memory lane that I figured, screw it, I'm not going to edit it down. I'm really glad you shared your first guitar story too! It's kind of amazing that you were already doing the mad scientist thing right from the start! I guess our personalities are set pretty early on eh? Your feeling shines through regardless of the type of guitar or amp settings/effect/etc that you are using. Regarding the Zeppelin album order, I agree, it's a bit unorthodox starting with CODA but in a way, it's kind of really cool actually. You get a great flavor of the different styles they played. It's not just like the first album which is more hopped up blues or the folky stuff from the third album or just the keyboard infused funky stuff of later albums. It's a perfect mix of a little of everything they did. They are still one of the greatest bands ever in my opinion - I love them dearly to this day. Regarding this Yamaha, I'm actually thrilled that I ended up with a really good guitar. I could have easily ended up getting a really bad one because I knew absolutely nothing about guitars (setup, action, intonation, pickups, etc). I didn't talk about that much in the video but it was really just sheer dumb luck that I thought it wasn't as ugly as the others in the pile. Anyway, thanks again for listening and for sharing your own story!
@@hearpalhere just what every girl at the party wants to hear, well you weren’t the ugliest one in the pile so I picked you... now I’m in love ... 🤣 Of Course due to saweeet cover art I was introduced to Molly hatchet and a whole new world of music.... who knew Kermit the frog had a southern rock band and that they would be that heavy?
Yamaha rules !! I played a Yamaha Pacifica for 15 years. Very underrated. Great story and video my friend, I really enjoyed. Big thumbs up and rock on :)
Hey Pal..you gotta write a memory book my friend!! Lot of stories..really cool to know little more about you through your first gtr! Your listening experiences with your father resonate with each of us. Yes this is the truth..the first one made the basement for all the rest of our musician life!! Great job mon ami...you are a great orateur!! Have a great day and saty always cool. Air hug!!😘🙏😘Like10!!! Yeaah hope the coconut pic challenge stills actuality😁😜😎
A million thanks Keros! Like I told Jimmy in reply to his comment, I was a bit concerned whether or not anyone would want to listen to this long of a story :-) I'm really glad you and others have responded so well to it because I had a lot of fun pulling this one out of my memory banks haha. Hope you have a great day too and sending you a huge hug right back! Yes, the winners of the picks will be chosen soon because I'm very close to hitting 200 subs now. Andy Dion's livestream really helped get me a lot of new people as well as the shoutout from Budda Guedes earlier. I'll do a video announcement when it happens :-)
Cool video! Firsts are often amazing, especially first instruments. I still have mine, a 80's era Kramer, that I love. And great point, too, about a person's sound being in their fingers, rather than the equipment.
Thanks a lot! Glad to hear that you still have your first guitar too. I think it's interesting when people decide to sell them and then later end up regretting it. I've heard of many people going on quests to find them many years later sometimes at great expense and varying degrees of success. Tone is definitely in your heart and fingers! Obviously the gear manufacturers would have us believe otherwise because of their obvious conflict of interests haha.
Great guitar story! My first guitar was an Eko ranger acoustic made in the 70s that I bought used. I played it for years and acquired other guitars along the way. The funny thing is, I sold it one day to help fund an amp purchase and 7 or 8 years later I found it in a pawn shop. I knew it was mine because I had engraved my initials inside the sound hole and as soon as I saw HC I could hardly believe it. Anyway I still have it and it hangs on the wall in my loft studio.
Wow, that is an awesome story Hugh! So happy for you that you got it back. I love hearing these kinds of histories from people.
I had a friend in high school who managed to pick up his original bass after selling it for an upgrade (that he later regretted). He found it in a music shop attached to a recording studio that he was visiting with his band and immediately recognized his bass hanging on the wall.
Don't know if you've seen the story of Billy Strings buying back his father's guitar but it honestly brought a lump into my throat and some tears in my eyes. ua-cam.com/video/A5OYFuWgbFw/v-deo.html
@@hearpalhere It's great to share these stories, especially when music is a big part of your life it means so much more.
what a great story and fabulous channel!
Thank you so much for that! Really glad you enjoyed it and welcome!
Excellent video, Sir. I play the same thing on any guitar I play, so I guess I always sound the same - good or bad! - The one guitar I have that does everything pretty well is an old Squier Telecaster that has had all the electrics changed out. I got it for free in the early 90's, from who friend, who said I could keep it, but I had never to sell it. So that's the one that always stays.
Thanks a lot Dunsy, really appreciate that! That is an awesome story about your Telecaster - I love hearing things like that. I hope you do keep it forever and that you always have fun playing it!
This is full of exceptional knowledge. I need to reach out to you when buying my next guitar. (I also was obsessed with buying a Les Paul, no idea why!) +1
Thanks! Feel free to reach out, I'm happy to help. Do you want me to give you advice and tips or try to talk you out of buying another guitar? ;-)
Wow, so true words, Hear Pal Here !! Especially for youngsters nowadays, this is such an important message. It´s not the gear that rules, it´s the passion and the time and sweat you give to improove.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad this resonated with you. I feel pretty strongly about this and even though I enjoy gear too, it's really easy to get lost in reading reviews and lusting after the next thing instead of sitting down to play and practice and improve our craft.
Thanks for sharing Pal! It's the same for me, the perfect guitar is the one my wife gave me at the start of the lockdown. I started playing way back in high school, but stopped playing regularly when I entered University and after graduating/starting work. After around 15 years, finally got back to playing when the pandemic started and my wife gave me this cheap tele which I loved tremendously.
That is so cool! I love the sound of your guitar, I remember you told me about it a while back and I looked into it. Really perfectly proves my point that you don't need a super expensive guitar to feel inspired and happy to play.
Glad that you are playing after that long of a break. I've had periods in my life where I was barely playing at all but it always felt good to come back to it eventually. I hope you keep rocking and always find joy in your guitar! Rock on my friend!
Yamaha Se300h has been in my stable for ages and has never let me down 🤘🏽
Awesome man! I love these Yamaha guitars, they are really wonderful and so affordable. They really are some of the best starting guitars we could hope for back in the day. You really don't need anything fancy to get rocking!
Man..I had this going while I was whipping up my famous tacos for me and my wife. It had me in rapt attention....you essentially have a podcast right here. Like you...I was fascinated by Zep....still am actually. My fascination of them was the typical kid story...friend's big brother is the toughest dude in the neighborhood - we all wanted to be like him, he's gone so I peek into his room - and see these Led Zeppelin posters...Bonham looked scary so I was thinking...who on the hell is this fearsome band he's so obsessed with? I got a hold of Coda as my first of their albums...strange one to start with...but 'I can't Quit You Baby' (Royal Albert Hall version)...that sh*t was HEAVY!! As was 'Walter's Walk'...Then onto Zep II and I was hooked....each album I got was like a slow opening of gifts under the tree...and I had to wait months in between them (we definitely weren't rich either). I got a kick out of how you talked about all the affordable guitar being ugly spiky things. LOL - they cannot give them away right now :) That Yamaha is a sweet starting axe man. Mine was a $5 busted up acoustic...but I took a mic, taped it to the bridge, put foil over the mic (so the strings vibrated the foil to create a pseudo-distortion effect) and cranked it through my mom's stereo...it sounded like sh*t - not much has changed lol. I gotta shut up now...other people have uploaded lol - great story Pal!!
Ramble on bro I was just getting into this comment and blammo I realized I too need some tacos!!!
@Guitar Meets Science Thanks so much Jimmy for your comment, I love it for so many reasons! I was genuinely a bit worried that no one would want to actually listen to this video because it is pretty long but I had so much fun walking down this memory lane that I figured, screw it, I'm not going to edit it down.
I'm really glad you shared your first guitar story too! It's kind of amazing that you were already doing the mad scientist thing right from the start! I guess our personalities are set pretty early on eh? Your feeling shines through regardless of the type of guitar or amp settings/effect/etc that you are using.
Regarding the Zeppelin album order, I agree, it's a bit unorthodox starting with CODA but in a way, it's kind of really cool actually. You get a great flavor of the different styles they played. It's not just like the first album which is more hopped up blues or the folky stuff from the third album or just the keyboard infused funky stuff of later albums. It's a perfect mix of a little of everything they did. They are still one of the greatest bands ever in my opinion - I love them dearly to this day.
Regarding this Yamaha, I'm actually thrilled that I ended up with a really good guitar. I could have easily ended up getting a really bad one because I knew absolutely nothing about guitars (setup, action, intonation, pickups, etc). I didn't talk about that much in the video but it was really just sheer dumb luck that I thought it wasn't as ugly as the others in the pile.
Anyway, thanks again for listening and for sharing your own story!
@Poo Ninja Haha, Ramble On is a great tune! What was your first instrument Poo?
@@hearpalhere just what every girl at the party wants to hear, well you weren’t the ugliest one in the pile so I picked you... now I’m in love ...
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Of Course due to saweeet cover art I was introduced to Molly hatchet and a whole new world of music.... who knew Kermit the frog had a southern rock band and that they would be that heavy?
@@hearpalhere squire II hss candy apple red mmm maple fretboard....😞 I still miss it 🤣
I agree with Black covers, it is the passion not the gear! Rock On!
Thanks a lot, glad you liked it!
Beautiful share my friend! Wonderful talk about!
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Happy weekend to you!
Thank you very much Lisa. Hope you had a great weekend too!
Yamaha rules !! I played a Yamaha Pacifica for 15 years. Very underrated. Great story and video my friend, I really enjoyed. Big thumbs up and rock on :)
Thanks a million man! Really glad you enjoyed it - great minds think alike, eh? Rock on and hope you have a great week!
Hello Friend 👍🎸👈
Hi Zio, I hope you're doing well!
Cool story! I agree everyone has there own style! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot Brian, really glad you enjoyed it. I had a blast revisiting these memories.
Hey Pal..you gotta write a memory book my friend!! Lot of stories..really cool to know little more about you through your first gtr! Your listening experiences with your father resonate with each of us. Yes this is the truth..the first one made the basement for all the rest of our musician life!! Great job mon ami...you are a great orateur!! Have a great day and saty always cool. Air hug!!😘🙏😘Like10!!! Yeaah hope the coconut pic challenge stills actuality😁😜😎
A million thanks Keros! Like I told Jimmy in reply to his comment, I was a bit concerned whether or not anyone would want to listen to this long of a story :-) I'm really glad you and others have responded so well to it because I had a lot of fun pulling this one out of my memory banks haha.
Hope you have a great day too and sending you a huge hug right back! Yes, the winners of the picks will be chosen soon because I'm very close to hitting 200 subs now. Andy Dion's livestream really helped get me a lot of new people as well as the shoutout from Budda Guedes earlier. I'll do a video announcement when it happens :-)
Come on Pal!! Always a pleasure mon ami!!..good news..wish you more than 2 hundred!! Air hug!!😘🙏
Very interesting - well presented my friend - thanks a lot! 👍
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
To be the first is always memorable
Absolutely! Thanks for listening :-)
Great and inspirational story! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it, I had a lot of fun telling it.
Cool video! Firsts are often amazing, especially first instruments. I still have mine, a 80's era Kramer, that I love. And great point, too, about a person's sound being in their fingers, rather than the equipment.
Thanks a lot! Glad to hear that you still have your first guitar too. I think it's interesting when people decide to sell them and then later end up regretting it. I've heard of many people going on quests to find them many years later sometimes at great expense and varying degrees of success.
Tone is definitely in your heart and fingers! Obviously the gear manufacturers would have us believe otherwise because of their obvious conflict of interests haha.
Great story!
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!