How many of these mistakes are you guilty of dammit? 52 Week Guitar Player is open for enrollment until JUNE 30. We will only be accepting 100 new students. Enroll here: brandondeon.com/52weekguitarplayer-page

@marksomething

Ай бұрын

all of them.

@skippy6086

Ай бұрын

@@marksomething - Yeah, me too. I still bend with my feet. Maybe using fingers might be easier after all. 🤷‍♂️

@michaelmccormack2634

Ай бұрын

You're my favorite drill sargent! Learn a lot from your tips and love the humor! Hopefully I can be your student just need to save up. Need to get back on stage! Keep up the vids man... ... For some reason I keep seeing you in my nightmares yelling at me to quit cigarettes lol... I hope this continues!

@aaryanvipin2412

Ай бұрын

Could you please make a video on the right process to learn scales and the fretboard? Love you content!

@4536647674

Ай бұрын

Before i sign up for this 52 week course..just wanna know do you roast your students like in your videos? Cause if you don't I'm not interested..i want you to call my fingers weak little shit everytime i make a mistake

“Send this video to a guitar player that fuckin’ sucks!” *proceeds to forward video to self*

@viatueur73

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@Natural_Evan280

17 күн бұрын

Me!!

@TokisakiHanabi

12 күн бұрын

same here 😂😂😂😂

-Don't use angled fingers while using Italian grip *01:32** Proceeds using angled fingers*

@curtisnorris868

Ай бұрын

Also flung his fingers way high off the fretboard.

@ItzBotz

Ай бұрын

This thing about not using angled fingers should not be followed to the letter. It's good that you train like he said, a hand that is more reminiscent of a bass player, until you can play freely like that, and use angled fingers on the right occasions. Every professional uses angled fingers, but it is because of the context. Anyway, I don't know everything, but I think this way and I think it works well

@BrandonDeon

Ай бұрын

Lolz you're right I kinda did! If you look at past videos like my Cliffs of Dover cover I generally don't though. It's a bad habit that I still recommend you avoid. Cheers my man!

@coyote8427

Ай бұрын

do as i say not as i do kinda shit

@stonks693

Ай бұрын

@@BrandonDeon I understood what you were trying to say, I was just joking 😄. I have improved a lot because of your tips, Thanks

Mistake 0: Have short fingers!

@Vang_Ke

Ай бұрын

My friend has short and fat fingers but he play fast solo lick like ease

@ariannaguadagnini3759

18 күн бұрын

Can't they just like get a smaller guitar

@davidpignatore6532

17 күн бұрын

I got short, thick fingers and it def prevents from being able to do certain things. I can't use the Hendrix grip. My fingers won't reach without muting out most strings.

@Natural_Evan280

17 күн бұрын

SAME

@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore

16 күн бұрын

0.5 would have been funnier

0:30 fortunately I'm italian so I never make this mistake

Mistake number 15: learning guitar from this guy.

@spade8094

7 күн бұрын

This sent me . . . To the penitentiary

@Shakillyrics

3 күн бұрын

Absolutely 😂

@Dave_Albright

2 күн бұрын

Very true. A good teacher knows there are no mistakes

@SubhadeepDas

2 күн бұрын

@@Dave_Albright gotta sell them courses and make money. Create a problem. Sell the solution. Classic grifting!

This whole comment sections is on CIGARETTES!!!

@kb470

Ай бұрын

I am appalled

@acekiller48

Ай бұрын

@@kb470 Then lay off the CIGARETTES!!!

@Lucas-dm7xo

Ай бұрын

@@kb470lay off the cigerattes you need to practice guitar

@kb470

Ай бұрын

@@Lucas-dm7xo I'm not! I don't even know how to spell sigerets

@Lucas-dm7xo

Ай бұрын

@@kb470 uh huh sure take him to guitar jail for not practicing the circle of 78ths for ten sets of 12

im sick of people telling me im doing stuff wrong so I stop playing how its comfortable and play how im "supposed too" then i see this video and im right bruh

@Giovanni-yz1vo

20 күн бұрын

Ok ok... You win, you are right Mr.Wrong

@SubhadeepDas

15 күн бұрын

The guy in the video is too pretentious. Plenty of great guitar players/virtuosos use the so called 'mistakes' when it comes to their own individual technique, so don't worry!

But you angled your fingers, during the Italian grip! 😲

@klep9213

24 күн бұрын

Sometimes i do that too but it was for close fret, just find your own comfortable spot

Great video (I haven’t seen it yet)

@jrlikeshockey

Ай бұрын

Real

@paulgilbert3139

Ай бұрын

I think He made a good point on 8:03

@lawmerk4403

29 күн бұрын

​@@paulgilbert3139more like 9:20

Dude, the thumb thing makes no sense. Your thumb should naturally be changing positions and placement on the neck as you play and based on how high up on the neck you're hand is. Any beginner guitar player is gonna watch this, try to keep their thumb in the "correct position" you suggest and likely hurt themselves because you told them not to move their thumb in respect to the rest of their hand... good advice.

@keshavjoshi7098

Ай бұрын

absolutely agreed

@ekrrethon1445

Ай бұрын

​@keshavjoshi7098 Yup. This type of mindset ruins creativity. According to this guy there is only one way to play guitar...

@BLINKxSCOT

17 күн бұрын

A lot of the other mistakes he mentions are the same. Its almost like its deliberately put first to cause outrage.

@ekrrethon1445

17 күн бұрын

​@BLINKxSCOT I'm just highly bothered by that he's acts like he's sn expert. Even if he's just acting this way for the videos, he's gonna give beginner guitar players the wrong idea. No instrument is this rigged or black and white.

@SubhadeepDas

15 күн бұрын

He acts like that cause he has to sell courses to you all. First make people think they have a problem and then sell them the solution.

I may be a little bitch on CIGARETTES, but I’m not even mad because this is gonna help me become better at guitar.

I had always had the "right" thumb position shown at 0:13. However, I've watched some videos that say that the "wrong" way is more natural for the hand. I've tried this for a few months and I've noticed that I no longer feel any pain/tension in my thumb muscle. However, I still need to use the "right" thumb position for big stretches on the lower strings. I think in the end it all depends on the situation.

@CLA82529

4 күн бұрын

Same.

This is such a good video. These points aren’t mentioned enough. I would show this video on day one if I were to teach a newbie. Thanks for all the great content, Brandon!

@JojoJacquesTarot

25 күн бұрын

Let’s go Brandon!

“SYNC THAT SHIT UP!” 😂 - SSG Lincoln Osiris

As always great video. I've encountered all of these issues over the years and learned corrections!

Always Grateful for your wisdom, Sifu D'eon.

Well done!🎉 Learned a lot and also had a few laughs along the way. Subscribed

this video is really good and reassuring, thanks man.

Biggest intermediate guitar mistake: watching KZread instead of practicing. Facts

All great advice! Thanks Brandon!

Angled fingers during demo of point 3, Italian grip.

@Levelity

Ай бұрын

Saw that too. Also Hendrix grip is mandatory when playing stuff like Hendrix which you can’t do with Italian grip.

@imlijc7588

Ай бұрын

Yep..noticed that🤣

@syntaxlost9239

Ай бұрын

"Don't angle your fingers." *immediately demos angled fingers.* Correct answer: It depends. If you need your pinky (jazz, classical, fast soloing in general), you need the "Italian" grip. If you need sick bends, angled fingers are fine.

This is FUCKING GOOD CONTENT! But I'm not even mad. Thanks for the great quality video bro. 1 million subscribers incoming and well deserved!!

If I had a buck for every contradictory thing in this video I'd be FOOOKIN RICH! 0:40 Don't do this, you'll hurt your wrist. If you really want to achieve the Italian parallel finger/fret thing, lift the neck to the Italian classical position it came from so your wrist can straighten and relax.

Thanks dude this was very helpful!

@MotioncontrolCrea

7 күн бұрын

you've got yourself a new sub

Liking the longer vids👍

Good tips! How about a video of tips on barre chords?

I love how Brandon proceeds to do the "mistakes" he told us not to do not even 3 mins later in his demo's, form a semi-open picking hand, to Hendrix and angle on legato licks. Might be time to make a difference between the "mistake" (which is the extrem form that Brandon shows on the bad form demos) and the playing styles some people have that still has not 100% clean technique but works better for them than the super clean technique, as Brandon uses this too

@adriatic.vineyards

Ай бұрын

Improper technique can lead to things like repetitive stress injuries. Sure it might work for some people, but you're gonna find out if you're obe of them at the risk of injury. If it feels right for you and you don't mind making that gamble, more power to you, but don't expect it to condoned as a best practice by an instructor who doesn't know you

Ngl this is by far the best video about guitar mistakes ive ever seen

Didn't know that alot of great and famous guitarist makes mistakes but still sounds amazing.

Corrected all these today crazy being called out so many times in a row but im learning thank you, playing is more comfortable now, especially the tense part and the italian grip with angled fingers

can we all appreciate how the thumbnail is perfectly lined up

Keep the long formats coming

6:10 helped me alot, i thought i needed to practice my touch of the strings to not make noise when i place my fingers. Actually only applying pressure in my left hand exacly when im picking with my right will be a game changer when ive practiced enough

Everyone was a beginner Yes Brandon too Just keep forward and you will be pro in no time

The Italian grip worked amazing for me!! I’m self taught and had been playing for almost three years now, always struggled playing on higher frets. I thought it’s because of my 2.5 inch long tiny fingers, but changing the grip helped soooo much 🥰 It feels so much easier to stretch and reaching the upper two strings. Thanks for making this video!

Dude I'm an intermediate player and I was making some of these mistakes. Plus this was funny as hell. Love the vid bro you got a new sub boom

Doing gods work thank you

Hey Brandon, would love if you could make a video about recording your guitar audio. I personally use plugins and digital effects boards for the most part so not really talking about mic setups for amps but more using DAWs to record. Like what DAWs do you use/preffer? Tips/tricks and things to avoid. Would be cool to get a little behind the scenes of how you record guitar audio for your videos

Thank you for actually showing how the Hendrix grip is/can be effectively used. So many snobs love to shit on it for being unprofessional or however they feel like branding it.

Dang thx for this helps a lot like i have one or three mistake pointed out after correcting it it makes the puzzle complete now im playing better

Omg the grip thing I accidentally got right but thank you for the rest! Sooo useful.

Thanks man

Glad u went into detail about when hendrix grip is useful. Most videos I've seen in my self taught adventures have said to never ever use hendrix grip under any circumstances

@dvs87

26 күн бұрын

Its like “never use a grip used by many of the top guitar players in the world” lol

I don't like teachers who yell.

@AlaminBIshal-zf1op

13 күн бұрын

I haven’t got any yelling teachers in my life who teach guitar 🥲

@itay92w

11 күн бұрын

I agree !

@MarcusGonzales-up1cv

11 күн бұрын

Womp womp

@AwaisAhmed

7 күн бұрын

Some even bark

@kerryfromaj9032

3 күн бұрын

I tapped out right away…way too intense, I need to revisit this later.

Btw cool riffs for the tips🗿🎸

You let the Canadian slip oot, I heard that you hoser 🤣🤘🏽

@guyincognito320

Ай бұрын

I just assume everyone vaguely American sounding on KZread is from Canada because like 70% of Canadians are KZreadrs

@ItzBotz

Ай бұрын

Oops. No. He's Russian.

Wow, there are actually some things I'm already doing correctly! It's just the other eleven I need to work on. I'll start tomorrow, maybe sooner.

Hey this was pretty useful.

For mistake 8, George Lynch tends to play with pretty fanned fingers. Rather than a closed fist, I like to leave my middle, ring, and pinky open but loose to help with muting the higher strings and to hybrid pick the higher strings. I think just like the Hendrix grip, what you are playing will dictate which right hand position is better. Regardless, you shiuld not keep you fingers tense in your right hand if you don't keep a closed fist.

Good luck trying to get back and forth between bending and shredding with the “Italian “ grip

An explanation of why the mistakes are bad would be helpful.

Can you do a similar video focusing on the picking hand for gallop picking and downstrokes like Iced Earth etc?

Back when I started I saw a lot of people saying "you should do like this", always making some pointless rules because theu were taught that way and they were the worst because many of this rules came from classical guitar performances poses, play it as you feel confortable if you struggle with stuff try different positions, don't follow rules, I imagine this seeing me make and A chord with only my middle finger lol.

Funny M F. You have earned my loyalty. Beginner here

My fingers are totally double jointed like yours. Thanks for the tips.

*1:32** Brandon making the mistake displayed at **0:24* 😂

@meettripathi

Ай бұрын

at 1:32 he had to angle his fingers to reach the horizontal range...

if you plan to yell use compressor

sometimes these habits are hard to break but i ensure anyone whos trying, youll get there !

Honorable Mention: Playing Guitar, only the cool kids play Bass (im 6'4 btw)

@WelcomeToTiltedTowers

24 күн бұрын

Bro is *slapping* some real facts here

damn, the first one was a game changer

Graham Coxon uses the Hendrix grip to play bar chords. Is there any issue with that?

The Technical "mistake" #3 is allowed for some chords, like on gypsy jazz, for example

With the thumb, i don't know why but i just can't get to put the thumb that way without my hand hurting a lot, or just not being able to reach anything.

ADHD, Autism or OCD?

@gabrielvelasquez6601

Ай бұрын

Yes

@myztixs

Ай бұрын

The troublesome trio

@JojoJacquesTarot

25 күн бұрын

The dark triad!

@ComfyFabian

23 күн бұрын

Gotta catch them all

@atgosh

23 күн бұрын

When the waiter asks you how you'd like your steak

Oooh the bending, thanks for pointing that out, defintely why it's not working 😂 .. made me laugh out loud!

I instantly removed this video from my watch history. Young and Rebellious teacher.

One players mistakes is another players magic!

Does Mistake #13 about weak pull-offs apply to tapping as well when it's in a repetitive sequence of the same set of notes (as in, when the tap is not just a simple hammer-on)?

I would think the thumb pointing towards the headstock is good because less angled wrist is good.

to perfect the italian grip, I will now exclusively just eat my spaghett and nothing else... all jokes aside, figuring out that I had a gorilla on everything and refusing to move the entire arm down when string skipping, was some galaxy brain shit for me like 3 months ago.

Mistakes I currently have: 11(Sometimes) & 12.

The ideal position is in-between the 2 positions on the thumbnail. I don't know any guitarist who's thumb is totally vertical

I get what your saying that angled fingers means you have less reach but I would hardly call that a technical mistake. Essentially every player even the greats like Guthrie, Petrucci, Brandon D'Eon Music and many others angle their fingers when playing certain lines. Sure I would call angled fingers a mistake if the goal is to try to stretch to reach higher frets but calling it flat out a mistake seems a bit excessive and maybe needs more nuance. Same thing with always having a thumb behind the back of the neck. Once again looking at 99% of guitar players they will have their thumbs behind the neck when not playing stretchy licks. Just my 2 cents

Hendrix grip, Italian grip…lol classic! 😁👍🏽✌🏽

Struggling to get proper technique on CIGARETTES so I'm taking up Guitar. Thx for all the Gold Senór! Your videos really piss me off!

as an italian it was pretty easy to fixing the second mistake

The correction to the first "mistake" is the complete opposite of what they tell you to do when you get wrist pain when playing guitar.

But where should my thumb be for barre chords? I’ve always heard closer to the Italian style, parallel to your barre finger, but whenever I do that for too long it cramps my forearm and wrists really really fast. I’m sure I’m just doing something wrong, but I’ve got my hand as close to example pictures as I can get and it still starts to hurt pretty quick. Holding my thumb parallel to the guitar neck does also start to cramp a little bit, but not nearly as bad or nearly as fast.

But lifting my fingers all the way up helps to keep me from getting confused as to which finger im supposed to use. Like, if its up its at the back of the line and out of the way..my adhd makes it so im always moving random fingers. But making them go so far out of the way helps keep the order in line

@paulgilbert3139

Ай бұрын

You can't shred if you do it like that

I never Italian grip, like to keep my wrist straight and tension free

These videos are so funny 😂

3:08 This is something I actually learned from watching Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest. When he does his solos, his hands hardly move and his fingers stay close to the fretboard.

Sometimes I anchor my pinky so hard it hurts so bad i have to stop (especially on precision finger picking acoustic)

My reach is extremely throttled when I have my thumb straight , I’ve heard this so many times and it’s nearly impossible to correct

Ah heck. I know I've made these mistakes before. Fortunately, I quit tobacco products on June 13th, 2022 and will never look back. Happy Friday everyone!

@thismfisprettyclever

Ай бұрын

I bet you felt pride when commenting that

@WhiteCranK

Ай бұрын

😂​@@thismfisprettyclever

@maxwellblakely7952

Ай бұрын

Quitter!

I'm Glad That I Didn't do Most of These With My Guitar Covers, that Being Said I Should Work on a More Close-Fisted Pick-Grip! :D

I don't disagree with the gripping part, however I can say this because I have big hands and long fingers. After 11 years of playing, and having first been taught what you preach, I must say for like the first 5ish years this was good for me too when I developed my technique.. until I grew to 6'7 and my hands and fingers also decided to jump the scaling and now it is actually easier for me to play with a slight angle in most cases because it closes the distance better for my fingers while also allowing me to still hold it comfortable. So I don't really have that problem so maybe mention it that it is in most cases, which I do agree on, the correct way yet it can also be individual and can vary for specific reasons. That is what I teach my students now too although I do correct them in the way they hold their pick and position their picking hand a lot.

Mine moves all over and i try new ones to see if it helps with what I'm playing

So now how do I put my thumb in the right place without jacking up my wrist like it looks like you're doing?

Everyone always explains fingers flying away from the fretboard so poorly. What needs to be demonstrated is what our relaxed hand shapes like, as well as how that shape shifts with different wrist positions. From these relaxed states we need to feel what it's like to close our fingers and to then relax them. To feel then extend and relax. To the point, fingers flying away stems from not understanding we can just relax our hands to release notes, and if we instead try to pull our fingers away to release notes we over do it. We are most efficient when our muscles arent trying to do opposite actions (in this case finger flexion and extension) simultaneously. Tldr: utilize the stretch reflex of the fingers to release notes instead of your extensors, unless you can do so in a controlled manner and for a practical reason

I mean do you strive for perfection by definition or do you find your own perfection by what you feel when you play?

I partly agree with Italian style, but hear me out. When I do long stretches I put the thumb back there, but otherwise it’s more comfy angled. I compared hand sizes with my friend who was 6’5 and we had nearly the same pinky to thumb span(I’m 5’10). His fingers were mad long though. My thumb is longer than my pinky and almost the same size as my index. I hated my classical lessons because they always told me to keep it back.

great video. had me laughing 😃

by the way i signed up for 52 week guitar player super early and realised i can't participate because of school. i was wondering if i could be removed from the list.

Lifting the fingers of your picking hand is actually better for palm muting when playing more high-gain stuff, anchoring your hand to the bridge solves any flailing around, so maybe say keep them loose and close rather than let them flail around? A lot of sick shredders play with an open hand rather than a closed one to stop strings from ringing out.

i've seen many times people talking about mistake #1 but i literally cannot play the "right" way it feels so damn uncomfortable

Who else had to rewind because they got caught up in the comments section!! Funny AF!! 😂😂

yep

Soooo….. My fingers kinda naturally angle inwards which makes Italian style kinda awkward. I also have trigger finger in both ring fingers. Tips?