Next up: Rob Scallon learns mongolian throat singing.

@philexer

3 жыл бұрын

That would be SO awesome 😮👌🏻

@dethbyfatgoats7627

3 жыл бұрын

On a piece of hair lmao

@williammorgan584

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@willcresson8776

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@neonx6568

3 жыл бұрын

yes please

Rob: “hey can I have a look at thi-“ *starts playing rain on a new instrument*

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZreadr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear rob

@Sun-ut9gr

3 жыл бұрын

@@AxxLAfriku lol wut

@philidor9657

3 жыл бұрын

AxxL did you forget to take your meds this morning?

@Chris-mc2dt

3 жыл бұрын

AxxL It’s a good schtick but you’re trying too hard

@justj5526

3 жыл бұрын

i actually thought that he would try to play rain

Being a Puerto Rican, of course he didn't play the instrument to its authentic roots, but FLASH NEWS... he's not a Puerto Rican, he just picked up the instrument and started to familiarize with it. I'm just happy that the instrument got more recognition and people that are truly interested will continue to do the research and find the amazing history behind the Cuatro! Love your content Rob!

@juanitoalimana1267

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly... he doesn't know el seis or agunilandos. He played what he knew and showed its a versatile instrument. And anyway the arbic style would be very appropriate to the Spanish/andaluz roots

@captaindookey

2 жыл бұрын

I have a cuatro and yep i end up sounding like an old english minstrel with this thing every time i pick it up. I would love to learn something like La Murga but its a completely different animal.

@yaneliscorales8474

2 жыл бұрын

Ain't no one arguing that. Le quedo cabrón

@villusive

2 жыл бұрын

defenetely! soy de pr también!! qué felicidad saber que hay puertorriqueños por todos lados mano jaja

@blackdog6969

Жыл бұрын

Would love to own one, as a metalhead and enthusiast of history. It has a great sound that seems brighter than a 12 string guitar but tuned in a way I could use it with my 7 string. The rhythm they used is great too, heard it in a couple places and always loved it

“Its a little difficult for figerstyle” rob: plays “well clearly not for you”

@Tejvir7

3 жыл бұрын

What does figerstyle mean?

@algernon7272

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t know he was dealing with Rob “First Try” Scallon

@oisinkyne1469

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tejvir7 not using a pick

He couldn't learn it in 10 minutes, he learned it instantly.

@chicken768

3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew AK he didn't already know it. He invented it

@9660batman

3 жыл бұрын

He's a fucking genius

@Gerberticus

3 жыл бұрын

He's know since time immemorial

@kinanschannel6016

3 жыл бұрын

As long it got a fret board

@DanielHipolitoHernando

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

I loved that "ok, now i'm useless" face the guy made just after singing the melody and rob instantly got it and started jamming

@aloscop5878

3 жыл бұрын

That aint it

@leeonardodienfield402

3 жыл бұрын

that was the face of being extremely impressed with another musician haha

@mandanglelow1442

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he wasn't anywhere near the real Melody LOL

@mandanglelow1442

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anduenev What does that mean?

@bacicinvatteneaca

2 жыл бұрын

But he didn't get the melody right at all, that was actually kind of embarrassing

_"It used to have 4 strings, now it has 10."_ Sounds like what happens to a bass when you give it to Davie.

@FamilyGuyRoks6

3 жыл бұрын

more like 69 strings ;)

@zainosta9806

3 жыл бұрын

Omg Epico

@supermario2360

3 жыл бұрын

Slapper

@aaronshults2269

3 жыл бұрын

Epic!!!

@simonpercival6175

3 жыл бұрын

S L A P

“Can I learn the Cuatro in 10 minutes?” Thumbnail: “No.” Video: “Yes.”

@AlexisVega-xi5yq

3 жыл бұрын

But he actually didn't master it. To master the cuatro, you have to play it the traditional way we do in Puerto Rico. No hate towards Rob, but its sad that the guy in the museum doesn't know his cuatro facts correctly. Rob did it his way which is the guitar way, but the music we play here in PR is much much more different.

@aclonymous

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexisVega-xi5yq That’s like saying playing modern metal on an electric guitar instead of 70s/80s rock isn’t actually playing the guitar. It’s an instrument, he played music on the instrument, it doesn’t matter if he didn’t play it “traditionally.”

@fabiandelgado6961

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexisVega-xi5yq I am from Puerto Rico and we don`t play it like that

@AlexisVega-xi5yq

3 жыл бұрын

@@fabiandelgado6961 you don't play it how?

@fabiandelgado6961

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlexisVega-xi5yq we play it with a picc and we play it, searh juradito cuatro and click on one of the videos

Instrument: *Exists* Rob: "I must learn it"

@sumedhhhh

3 жыл бұрын

Damn how do i see your comment in so many guitar videos

@anuvette

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@floridianthrasher5426

3 жыл бұрын

We all do

@BOWLDEMON

3 жыл бұрын

I see you everywhere

@89__tirtharajpati69

3 жыл бұрын

How are you everywhere

Rob "Something Like That" Scallon

@brendanlietz2033

3 жыл бұрын

Rob "I'm sure this isn't the last time we do something crazy like this." Scallon

Puerto Rican and Cuatro player here. Love the respectful way this man is talking about our national instrument. He knows his stuff. Also, playing the Cuatro without a pick is an act of bravery since it would just mean death to your fingers. Props to you for that and for getting some sound out of the instrument almost right after picking it up.

Amazing job, Rob!!!

@hose5637

3 жыл бұрын

Good jobert robert

@jazzandbeyond7549

3 жыл бұрын

He's not even close to how the instrument is supposed to be played, but I like his enthusiasm. They could have at least shown him a video of a master so he could have had at least had a reference point. The curator also made a supremely false statement. The "mùsica jibaro" (countryside music) has NOT disappeared. It still is flourishing in the island's countryside. Anyway here is video of a true master of the instrument. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a5VottCnhrvNZ8o.html

other musicians: "I practiced for 40 hours today" Rob: "I just mastered a new instrument in 10 minutes"

@fluffartistt

3 жыл бұрын

LING LING!

@balalaikabeginner

3 жыл бұрын

Rob: If you can learn it slowly, you can learn it quickly

@eboysam1437

3 жыл бұрын

Davie 504 practices bass 69 hours a day and thats the only way you can practice an instrument

@shaurya4335

3 жыл бұрын

@@eboysam1437 420 days a year

@knubly7507

3 жыл бұрын

LING LING!!!

Ah you have mastered the art of Adam Neely's anti-anti clickbait.

@funi-so8067

3 жыл бұрын

He's one step above, lying so he *doesn't* get views

@minechof824

3 жыл бұрын

Wait if he’s lying in his thumbnail then wouldn’t that just be clickbait but with a different objective

@K4RN4GE911

3 жыл бұрын

@@funi-so8067 Off topic, but I love your avatar!

@funi-so8067

3 жыл бұрын

@@K4RN4GE911 Thank you! (you prob already know but) it's Niko from Oneshot

@K4RN4GE911

3 жыл бұрын

@@funi-so8067 Yeah, it's a very great game. I love the music, too. I even did a rock cover of Eleventh Hour.

I might just be drunk, but just thinking about how there's a Rob Scallon out in the world almost makes me tear up. He's super talented, but humble in that sincere way that you know he practices so hard. He's so enthusiastic and present that it brings out the cutest bits in his guests. I love when when he gets experts to perk up. He goes for it, and they love that. I could probably wax on but I honestly think you are doing the best you.

@Miguelproductions100

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@User-ti5hy

3 жыл бұрын

Nope your not just drunk, your speaking straight facts.

If this channel becomes an instrument history channel, I'm ALL FOR IT

I really appreciate your interest in our national instrument "Cuatro Puertorriqueño". But the museum curator has no idea about the rhythms played on the Cuatro and it's not the clave. The piece he was trying to show you is called "Verde Luz" and is a Puerto Rican Danza written by Antonio Caban Vale "El Topo". I would like that someone who knows well the theme and who knows how to play, can teach you properly. Thank you for your interest in our music; it is beautiful your honest interest about music. PS: When the pandemic has been resolved, I invite you to visit our island; you will have fun and I promise that you will fall in love with ours musical culture.

@hey_mario

3 жыл бұрын

Wepa!!! I was thinking just the same, this curator seems like he has his history down but knows little of the actual technique and nuances of the instrument. Being from Puerto Rico I was excited to see our culture represented but quickly realized that my expectations were a bit high.

@Nobddy

3 жыл бұрын

You should write the museum and inform the curators. I’m sure they’d be happy to change or update their information if you could provide them with sources.

@CaptainSunFlare

3 жыл бұрын

Donde en la isla es un lugar bueno para escuchar música auténtica?

@user-kr2hd2fg8c

3 жыл бұрын

+12 34 Agreed!!!!

@IgnisabriusAccordis

3 жыл бұрын

100% with Edgardo on this

As a puertorriqueño I have a cuatro at home and I have been waiting for someone to do this.

@malcelinho

3 жыл бұрын

Can you indicate to us some nice cuatro pieces being played here on YT?

@Yhvhfollower

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcelinho There's a lot of Salsa and Bachata that uses it, bands like El Gran Combo have some really nice pieces, I'm sure that if you look for Cuatro covers of their songs you can find some

@DavidGomez-ph4yn

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcelinho you can listen "música llanera" from Venezuela and Colombia, also colombian rhythms like "pasillos" and "torbellinos"

@malcelinho

3 жыл бұрын

Tks guys, I'll look for it!

@iTzJakedood

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Such an underrepresented instrument.

As an actual Puerto Rican, he obviously didn't master the cuatro, in the same way I don't master the cuatro when I go to my Abuelo's house and play it like a guitar. This is an instrument partially tuned in 4ths, so if you know scale/chords shapes on one, you can approximate them on a similar instrument. That knowledge is convenient and can quickly adapt you to an instrument, but it does not indicate mastery. Rob obviously acknowledges that in the title which I actually appreciate a lot. The way Rob feels his 4/4 pulse when he plays is not at all how a jibaro will feel the same pulse (if you would like more insight to how the pulse is felt in Puerto Rican folk music, look up tutorials on how to play a guiro). OKAY with that out of the way, I still love Rob! I'VE been subbed since 2016, so this is not hate at all. I think Rob is talented enough that if he really wanted to learn music in the Puerto Rican tradition, he could.

@ooferrell

3 жыл бұрын

I think tom Quayle and alex hutchings tun thier 6 strings in a 4th tuning.

@AleBss

3 жыл бұрын

Eso es muy cierto!!!

@jesusa.c2143

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree

@AlexisVega-xi5yq

3 жыл бұрын

Toda la razón!!!!!

@nlsantiesteban

3 жыл бұрын

This guy knows what he’s talking about. Rob is talented, no doubt. But his straightforward rhythmic approach and lack of syncopation made his cuatro playing slightly cringey, especially against the clave pulse.

I'm from Puerto Rico and I play the cuatro. The realization he came to about the tuning, comparing it to a 5 string bass is the same way I describe it to others who ask me about the cuatro. "Think about it like a 5 string bass." And the cuatro is such a versatile instrument that can be used for so many different genres. I've played 80s rock music on the cuatro. Really happy Rob decided he wanted to learn this instrument, I truly believe it needs to be heard all over the world.

@THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1

11 ай бұрын

Yo tenía ex de apellido franqui. Estaba loca con coj*nes 😭😂. Anyways I am glad to see a fellow Puerto Rican in this channel.

Check out Christian Nieves. He's one of the most modern puertorican cuatro virtuoso players from the island. Also check out the Orquesta Mapeye which is a traditional puertorican orchestra.

@TwistedTeaFate

3 жыл бұрын

Christian Nieves is amazing, I also love Edwin Colon Zayas, and Gabriel Munoz

@dustiestwind

3 жыл бұрын

puñeta si!

@RJRonquillo

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I've worked with Christian, he's like the Yngwie of cuatro!

@josemiguelvazqueztorres9122

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky Torres, Orlando Laureano y Modesto son otros caballos.

@tsimmons12

3 жыл бұрын

Done. Thanks!

The Cuatro guy looks like Tom Scott if he was way older

@Benzy670

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@EB-xl6db

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking he kinda looks like Ed Helms who played Andy on The Office

@jesuscr1tikal

3 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Dover i thought the same thing!!! also, i like your name :p

@timajed

3 жыл бұрын

i just think it and i saw your comment

@lumomagus

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Scott mixed with Lin Manuel Miranda

I have to say, i'm puertorrican and i love to see our culture in museums and social media and that you actually play the cuatro, not like a aguinaldo jibaro, but hearing the strings gave me shivers, you did a good job playing it.

I’m Puertorrican, and no. You did not played traditional cuatro. But that was super sweet and in a new way I’ve never heard the cuatro before. We are so used to listening it in such if traditional way that I think we don’t even question its possibilities. You brought out a bunch of new shades and flavors out of it. Thanks man!

6:38 Combining Purtero rican Cuatro with Mid Eastern Oud music. What a fusion

Being Puerto Rican, I really liked that they had a collection in MIM when I visited. Really cool to see your approach to the cuatro. Also when Daniel said coño at the end, I cracked up.

@tomasgodoy1878

3 жыл бұрын

COÑO VA BIEN!

@kyerogers7838

3 жыл бұрын

Haha.

@andyghozz

3 жыл бұрын

That "Coño bien" hit differently

@THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1

3 жыл бұрын

I love how we puerto ricans are so proud of our culture. We always allude to being puerto rican on our comments on videos that represent our culture. Saludos desde el oeste!

¡¡El Cuatro es Patria!! 🇵🇷 Just listening to the first notes transforms your whole being. You awake and just imagine the mountains, the rivers, the lakes. It is an amazing and unique feeling. I just look out my window and see all of this and still, it's always missing that breeze filled those high notes. Gives goosebumps every time ¡Wepa a mi gente, desde la montaña! ¡¡Puerto Rico Vive!! 🇵🇷

As a Puerto Rican it’s super interesting to hear what non-Puerto Ricans come up with when they play the instrument. I got my Irish-American husband a cuatro for Christmas many years ago and it was really fun to see how he learned some traditional holiday tunes, but also incorporated some of his Irish fiddle background into things as he got more comfortable experimenting. It was fun! I do hope this inspires people to learn more about the amazing cuatristas and traditional music of PR, which has such a rich history, like most famously, Yomo Toro. But I also hope this inspires further experimentation and creativity with this amazing instrument!

WOOOOO IM FROM PUERTO RICO IM SO HAPPY RN

@flameshiki5990

3 жыл бұрын

Las cosas de la vida

Music Historians: NOOO! You can’t name it the Cuatro it has 10 strings!!! Puerto Rico: haha Cuatro go brrrr

@FabulousKilljoy

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice

@alsonmaharjan9322

3 жыл бұрын

Noice

@no-iq4sj

3 жыл бұрын

As a Puerto Rican I can prove that’s how it went

@skamusician

3 жыл бұрын

jaja*

@FabulousKilljoy

3 жыл бұрын

mark it’s a meme lol

Any puerto rican, like me, can relate to the massive hype felt when we saw our famous "cuatro" being featured by Rob scallion.

“Rob scallion learns the triangle in 10 minutes.”

@hydro5378

3 жыл бұрын

i don’t know if that’s possible man, master trianglists spend a life time honing their craft.

@wafflegod64

3 жыл бұрын

@@hydro5378 shut up he will

@vardhanshah2810

3 жыл бұрын

We know what that means..... TRIANGLE METAL

@LayMyBurdenDown

3 жыл бұрын

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT definitely not the Knicks.

Meanwhile it takes me 10 hours to master Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

@yeboy3768

3 жыл бұрын

Well it was written by mozart ofcourse its hard

@Mireaze

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, no need to show off like that

@MichaelSBaram

3 жыл бұрын

Go back to playing the sungi horn Zuzu...

@bahh3298

3 жыл бұрын

❤

@karlotolentino0723

3 жыл бұрын

you look like lee, zuzu

I'm crazy or Rob is getting a little bit influenced in his left hand technique by Brandon?

@codesent2125

3 жыл бұрын

I definitely see it.

@ExplizitDuester

3 жыл бұрын

well he's been like a sponge so far sucking up all the practical musical skills he can

How have I not known about this channel. Rob thanks for keeping it real and giving us a place to come and leave the world behind. You’re the best

Thank you for putting our Quatro on your channel! Been a susbscriber since 2014 never I expected the quatro to ever be featured in ypur channel!

9:20 I never thought I'd hear the word CoÑo in one of rob's videos haha

If I'd had a few teachers at school who could talk so authoritatively and passionately about their subject, I might have actually learned something. Thanks and respect to Mr Piper and thanks to Rob for making me feel like a musical dullard . . . again!

My abuelo gave me his cuatro when I turned 11 and I would spend hours learning “paranda” music. This is awesome Rob!

First of October!!!!!

He can definitely learn the Venezuelan cuatro in under 10 minutes

@PachoMoncadaM

3 жыл бұрын

Hell no

@lossie8086

3 жыл бұрын

i mean, he's got more than enough previous knowledge to master it quickly, all he would need is to get used to the chasquido and the fact that ALL Venezuelan music is either 5/4, 3/4 or 6/8.

@waywardstoner9416

3 жыл бұрын

@@lossie8086 it'd be cool to do a jam session with him playing the cuatro and I'd be playing the bandola.

@swagmonee5699

3 жыл бұрын

@@lossie8086 at this point, gaitas would be a walk in the park for him even if we found one in like 7/4

@JTriggerVideos

3 жыл бұрын

I would LOVE to see Rob play the cuatro, watching him play gaitas or llaneras would be super good

When the guitar store employee is genuinely impress by ur playing

@visualdragon

3 жыл бұрын

He's the curator of the Latin American collection at the Musical Instrument Museum in Arizona. Much more than a "guitar store employee". All the more impressive.

Rob I love your historical instrument videos, keep it up. I love how your stuff mixes music, comedy and real educational information.

I never knew you can play cuatro as an oud, as a Boricua, I finally know that cuatro is an alternative instrument to play an oud, now the cuatro can be play many Middle East/Arabic songs.

Me: learns smoke on the water and seven nation army Rob: masters a instrument in ten minutes Also me: •-•

@Stagg369

3 жыл бұрын

He most certainly didn't master it, but he can jam with a bunch of instruments! If you're into tabs right now, try looking at some actual sheet music, learn early on how and why the things you are playing sound the way they do. And you'll be jamming in no time! (Now you just need to find a Quatro!)

@lennonobyrne5769

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that man! Really appreciate it I was just joking though . I’ve been playing guitar for 4 years. 😂😂😂

@neverafrown6308

3 жыл бұрын

Rob was at your stage once as well don’t worry

@Stagg369

3 жыл бұрын

@@lennonobyrne5769 In that case, here's the reality. It's all (practicing) scales, always has been.

@joshuathomas2012

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stagg369 any tips for a beginner like me ??

The music sounded like it came from Assassin's Creed! Masterful playing right there! Fantastic!

I am from Puerto Rico and I play the cuatro. Have been playing it for almost 30 years now and WOW!, that was amazing for a first timer.

The cuatro is a beautiful musical instrument and very versatile. You can play all that you want, also classical music. Thanks for this video, and for presenting to your subscribers. 🎶🙌🏻

He can play the cuatro easily i mean he's rob scallon he can play every instrument in the world

@aoaoa605

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone can...

@codesent2125

3 жыл бұрын

Lile he has literally played two buildings lol

@yuumygum203

3 жыл бұрын

That's not how you actually play it and the sound way different but i appreciate that he gave it his own sound

@sebastianciarfella3061

3 жыл бұрын

@@yuumygum203 I'd like him to try the Venezuelan style, I'd be amazing

@Alenator-pq9wf

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not really how u play a cuatro

I wish I could be half as talented as Rob. He's such an amazing musician and so down to Earth.

Im Puerto Rican and I REALLY appreciate this!!! The cuatro is a staple of our music and its such a beautiful sounding instrument

As someone who’s half Puerto Rican, I really appreciate you showing this native instrument of theirs I had no clue about, it’s super badass and I’d love to get my hands on one some day!✌🏽❤️

This is really interesting for a guy who has a signature "ocho." LOL. XD.

@linzmusic554

3 жыл бұрын

If this ten-string instrument is the Cuatro, would his eight-string be a Tres?

@Zaffre_ENTMT

3 жыл бұрын

So that would mean that a 6-string is a... dos?

@linzmusic554

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zaffre_ENTMT I think so, and a 4 string bass would be a "Uno Punto Cinco" i think

@Zaffre_ENTMT

3 жыл бұрын

@@linzmusic554 I believe that's a 5-string... Sadly, Uno doesn't have bass, just like the rest of the album.

@linzmusic554

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zaffre_ENTMT Not unlike One by Metallica then

At first I heard "the creator of latin america" and I was like wtf

@alleycat5646

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Happy Birthday Rob! love your content

I love seeing you jam on all these different instruments, Rob. A true musical scholar 🤘

He’s like the avatar of all the instruments

@glam4116

3 жыл бұрын

Master of all instrument

First of october hype!!!!

Love this series picking up new instruments and learning them is always fun

Puertorican here! I'm happy to see somebody that isn't Boricua interested in our real music (as opposed to regeton, ugh!). That was a really nice try and shows he's a great player. There are so many pieces that have been composed for cuatro and not all have that generic intro. Here's an example kzread.info/dash/bejne/lX9suMeDp5zOf7w.htmlsi=Unpi0DlAUwmP9V-F Mason Rivera was one of those "virtuosos" that he alluded to. Enjoy!

Puerto Rican Cuatro... Search for Jorge Glem to hear a Venezuelan Cuatro properly played! Great video, love Daniel here

Rob with a hat that isn't his beanie cap makes me profoundly uncomfortable.

@peacereaper5987

3 жыл бұрын

His ears are freakin me out!

@experimetalfan8851

3 жыл бұрын

HE HAS EARS?!?!

@RivLoveshine

3 жыл бұрын

It's a brimmed beanie.

@critter8132

3 жыл бұрын

@@RivLoveshine nah they mean during the ad

I love how passionate he was when you started playing it!

Love that sound! 🙌🏻

cant wait for first of October!!

@TheCubeSnowflake

3 жыл бұрын

why

Rob is on a mission to master every single stringed instrument there is

Wow, that sounds amazing!

It makes me proud to see someone so big actually learning something about my beautiful Island...

“That’s what you would play on like a 10 string” “Well it is a 10 string...” 😂

I love he’s like “I’m getting somewhere” ....... like 😳.... WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU JUST MUSICED ON US

Rob, I’m looking forward to a follow up video on the Cuatro. I’d love to see you learning it from someone who knows the technicalities of the instrument. Great information on this video, though. And, I have to say, you did a great job making some cool music on the cuatro. It really was a great fusion of rhythms!

As a Puerto Rican it’s happy to see people discuss our music

"there was an ancient instrument that had four strings" *Davie504 wants to know your location*

can't wait tomorow, it'll be the first of october !!

That's so cool. the instrument and Rob's skill with stringed instruments

Dude I love the MIM! I gotta try to catch you one of these days!

Rob at 7:17 talking about recurring licks in things like "the blues" Me: the Licc 😐

I’m puertorican and I can say that the cuatro has never gone out of style or has been stopped playing.

@flameshiki5990

3 жыл бұрын

Boricua here. It's such a unique and lovely sound, the closest thing that resembles it sonically, is the balalaika, in my opinion

Watching another video I was just thinking how cool would be for Rob to review the Cuatro Puertorriqueño. Lo and behold I find this video on the top of his feed. Thank you so much for doing this 🇵🇷

Puerto rico has some of the most beautiful sounding string instruments, playing the tiple and cuatro together has such a beautiful sound Its one of the few things I genuinely love about my country

Holy shit, that sound was amazing. I'd love to hear an album (or a long medley) of you jamming with the cuatro.

@Alenator-pq9wf

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not how an actual cuatro sounds but yeah it sounded nice

@DrakiniteOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@Alenator-pq9wf Really late reply but what do you mean? Do you mean that he wasn't playing a real cuatro, or just that he wasn't playing traditional music with it? Cuz if it's the latter, I already know it wasn't traditional. It still sounded amazing.

@Alenator-pq9wf

Жыл бұрын

@@DrakiniteOfficial holy shit a response 2 years in the making! But basically whatI meant is that he wasn’t playing it in the traditional style which is fine, and it sounded great. My pet peeve is with people thinking that that’s how cuatro songs are usually played which isn’t true. I just wish what they played was closer to my culture.

The Adam Neely anti-clickbait is really strong with this one

My grandma actually bought on of these about 15 years ago and have it to my uncle and we found it in his stuff when he moved and there was a pack of new strings so we restringing and now I plan on learning it so this video was actually pretty crazy that it came out right after

I was waiting for this day that he finally plays one of these instruments. Doesn't ever disappoint in his ability to use his many years of strings knowledge and bring that to an instrument like this. I would love to see him play a mandocello or irish bouzouki.

WEPA! Cheers from borinken Rob!

*next video:* can i learn all the instruments in the world in 3 seconds? yes, yes he can.

I’m a cuatro player and this is funny. Thanks for the brief history on our national instrument.

Hi Rob, are you ok ? where are you ? miss you

Great video, as usual. But hey, your first video with Brandon Acker came up in my recommendations (I re-watched it) and I realized that he hasn't uploaded in a month or so. Love your videos with him. Any idea what's going on? Hoping he's well during this crazy time.

To anyone being like "wow, he learned this instantly". This instrument is tuned in fourths like a guitar or bass, starting with a b. It's like a 5-string bass without the high g string. If you can play guitar or bass, you can play this thing. I'm not saying what Rob played here wasn't awesome. I'm saying, that it isn't mindblowing at all, that he can play it, like many of you make it out to be.

@hey_mario

3 жыл бұрын

That and he's basically playing guitar riffs and chords. I would've loved for him to actually play Puertorican cuatro Music.

@Paul2hip8

3 жыл бұрын

It has the G string. He’s playing the 10 string version which has 5 notes(that are tuned exactly like a 5-string bass) which are either doubled or octaves

Rob's videos always cheer me up

With 100%, there is a series here. Traveling to different museums learning about instruments. I could watch this for hours.

its good to see people acknowledging the existence of Puerto Rico and not treating it like the tropical island equivalent of Finland

@mandanglelow1442

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's great that people are finally figuring out that we're more than just the street gang from West side story. 👍😎🍺

@snottyboy9983

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you. Here in Canada we're still treated like the 51st state that no one cares about

@Holmaaron

3 жыл бұрын

What’s a finland?

@Darkishappy_2872

3 жыл бұрын

@@Holmaaron basically narnia but its a lot snowier and it actually exists

@mandanglelow1442

3 жыл бұрын

@@Holmaaron Come, come now. You know what he meant.

You know it's October 1! (What what) I never had this much fun! (What what) I'm riffin with the riff rickson! (What what) You know it's October 1! Wooooaaahhhhh

I've always wondered how this instrument is called and I love how it sounds! And again, I am amazed how quickly you happen to play awesome things on a completely new instrument :)

Having been in that same museum its really cool to see this filmed there.

patron gang

Dude he sounds so WASP-y but the moment he says a single word of spanish he sounds like he just stepped off the airplane. Amazing.

I’m a guitarist from PR. I kept my grandfather’s cuatro and promised myself to eventually learn it. I think I’ll be doing that now! The interesting thing about the instrument is that its the representative instrument of a very sunny and cheerful population, yet its sound (at least to me) is sonic melancholy. The chorus-ey feel makes melodies sound like a lament

He has a great ear to be able to immediately response correctly! I enjoyed his interpretation with our Cuatro. Juan