Thanks for hanging with me CHAMPS!!

@vasilijevukcimesa87

Жыл бұрын

I have recently got my first electric guitar (I got a Les Paul, but I played acoustic for a long time) and had my first gig in local bar that belongs to my father's friend. I played some jazz and blues songs, because that's what I usualy play. It was an akward experience because guests weren't exactly into that genre, but still I am glad that I finally had a chance to overcome that barier that disabled me from playing in public.

@eznAnze

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha did some of those as well... and would do so many more if I still played in public haha :D Anyways it' not that bad! I think the sound of that pointless lead part reminds me something of the very stoned psych rock like some of the jefferson airplane live recodings

@TheChuckFina

Жыл бұрын

Me and my brother probably a few hours of tapes like these. One time when we we're playing a local bar, that both of us were to young to be in when we weren't on stage, I was moving backwards, tripped over a floor monitor, and fell off the stage. Makes us both laugh every time we talk about it.

@anthonymorales842

Жыл бұрын

Fixing the headstock with your dad makes this video for me so great

@kevinguitars

Жыл бұрын

I noticed the more subscribers the longer the beard, ..., or the longer the beard the more subscribers? :) Thank you for the videos.

Paul: "I was a TERRIBLE guitarist!" Me, watching it: "That's... better than I've ever been though..." 😟

@Quikshiver

Жыл бұрын

Same

At least they were cheering you i remember the absolute silence i got when i played back in high school that still keeps me up at night sometimes lol. Congrats on the 3 million subs you definitely deserve it.

@chickennn4451

Жыл бұрын

Id be clapping bud don’t worry about it!!!

@Kirkmeister

Жыл бұрын

wait a minute... something feels... off?

@deliverant9375

Жыл бұрын

Truth is that most non-musicians won’t notice the mistakes as much as you do 😂

@rick49

Жыл бұрын

They were jealous. Not everyone gets to be on stage. 😀

@acehandler1530

Жыл бұрын

There's no 'high' like playing in front of a live audience.... even if they are all drunk (bar band)! Great fun back in the day, our band was tight and we played all the right songs - worked steady, had to book our weeks off 6 months in advance! Thanks for the memories.

I just wish I had the bravery at 17 to do this, good or bad. As a 50 year old drummer, I try to convince my son (and others) life it is too short for regrets...just go for it.

@nedim_guitar

Жыл бұрын

Hey it's not too late to start a band with others close to your age. Just play.

@GustheGeologist

Жыл бұрын

@@nedim_guitar Thanks, just put one together this past September...rock on man!

@sixbsteve

Жыл бұрын

Playing guitar since I was 17. Never played in a band or even with a drummer till I was 54. Formed a band last February, turned 55 in June. Back in September we played our first gig for the neighborhood. Used my back deck as the stage. Go for it man.

@9999plato

Жыл бұрын

I began playing bars and clubs in NYC when I was 15. It was a different world back then. The authorities were not uptight about alcohol and minors back then. It was fun. Got to open for Roy Orbison a few times. Played some huge gigs. Good and bad memories. I'm 59 now and only play out occasionally these days.

I think one major thing I noticed about young Paul, that wasn't mentioned, is that he was having fun. This is an oft overlooked thing when people are learning and growing with their instrument. When people want to learn to play music for the first time (or even getting back into it), I always emphasize making learning fun. Whether that's the specific music, finding friends to jam with, finding the right instrumentation, or losing hours of your life going down the looping rabbit hole. It needs to have an element of fun/entertainment. Otherwise we lose interest and those hours of practice turn into hours of resentment. I think Paul stuck with it for so many years because, even though the music wasn't emotionally perfect, the act of learning and getting better provided some kind of value to his life. It easy to criticize, as Paul mentioned, but really those young years (not of age, but of learning our instrument), are for exploring our musical tastes. Everyone's musical universe is a unique cerebral experience, and the only way to explore it is by jumping in, messing up, getting weird, and finding your unique musical self. Thanks Paul for the great instruction over the years and sharing your musical journey.

I wouldn't say you were terrible. You were figuring things out. Now you're helping millions of other guitarists figure it out, and we thank you for it.

I can't wait to be as terrible as you were.That's where I'm at with my guitar progress... Congrats on 3M!

We all think we are good when we are 18 and try to play songs which are out of our ability range. Growing up as a musician means realizing you have to build up each layer and not try to just learn the hardest things right away.

@pharmerdavid1432

Жыл бұрын

I didn't think I was any good, couldn't even tune my cheap acoustic guitar, and almost gave-up. This was back in the early 1970's when learning was much more difficult, you had to learn by ear from records and radio, or have a friend willing to show you how to play. Nowadays lucky young people have youtube to learn from, and other online modalities, making it much easier, but you still have to put in the time. I was about to give-up on trying to learn, but the guy's house I was renting a room from was a roadie for Brian Ray back in his pre-Etta James days, and He came over to visit one day. When Brian heard my excellent stereo blasting some good rock'n music, he came to my room to check it out. After rolling a joint out of my stems and seeds, we smoked it, then he picked-up my cheap out of tune acoustic, tuned it, and blew my mind with his amazing talent. I even told him he'd be famous someday, to which he replied modestly "there are many guitar players better than me" (but I was right!). He came over several times after that, his parents house was just down the hill from where I lived - reason the owner new Brian. I remember when he just bought the 1957 gold top Les Paul, about when he got the gig with Etta, he brought it over and was playing it for us through a pig nose amp. Now that guitar looks like "Keith Richards face" according to Brian, and if you see a picture of it - there is a resemblance!

@barresweee

Жыл бұрын

literally the most inspiring words ive ever heard

@meadish

10 ай бұрын

I've been trying to play music that's way out of my league for 30 years and NOW you're telling me this?!?!? :D

We all have to start somewhere. Look at what you've become Paul. Thank you for doing what you do.

@digitalchris6681

Жыл бұрын

We have definitive evidence that growing a beard makes you a better guitarist.

@LP-123

Жыл бұрын

Here, here!

@christopherweise438

Жыл бұрын

@@digitalchris6681 - LOL!! I'd love to poke holes in that theory......but we've seen the video proof.

@BetinhoSM

Жыл бұрын

(he's now a KZreadr)

Not bad for 17. Few people are that good musically or mature at that age. Life is a teacher and it takes time. Your special talent was worthy of the applause and is worthy of 3m followers. Guitarist's don't come much better than @pauldavids.

I'll always admire young people who have the courage to play live in front of an audience (how many people were there at this show?) the few times I did, i was pretty frustrated to play not as good as when I'm alone, but it gives the will to get back to work and improve for next time. All that said, keep going Paul, you're nailing it :)

I played with a band at a party for the first time in October at age 27 and we definitely had our screwups but it was so much fun! Wish I started as a kid.

From a few hundred high school groupies to 3M followers. Not bad. So much easier to learn guitar and evolve today with awesome you tube and online content thanks to you and others. I had not picked my guitar up since college 30 years ago until COVID hit and all of a sudden had some free time. Found you on KZread and subscribed to your courses - your enthusiasm and content single handedly inspired me to get back into guitar. I play now almost everyday. I am way better as a guitarist now than way back then. Thanks and Congratulations!

As someone who started on electric i think i would have developed as a musician faster if i started on acoustic and focused on chord patterns more. However one thing that did make a radical improvement in both my lead and rhythm playing was eventually buying a loop pedal because it had a built in metronome so my timing sharpened up dramatically, it forced me to come up with cool chord prgressions to play over and because it's a constant loop i could sit there improvising for hours over the same thing. Add up this kind of practice daily for about a good 5 years and theres almost not a single progression you wont be able to solo well over

It was awesome for a high school session. My little band started playing and our singer decided that he wasn't ready to actually sing.

"Don't get rid of the part of you that's cringe, get rid of the part of you that cringes." I'm painfully aware of my choppy playing, my crappy tone, my insufficient singing, and it's basically impossible for me to play or sing in front of anybody because I'm so self-conscious about all of it. I wish this video didn't start off with "Ugh, look how bad I sucked back then" but with "Hey, maybe I didn't know that much back then, and I've learned so much since, but what I had was enough to get on stage and get people excited!"

Dude! I’m 52 and just started playing guitar. How I’d wish to be 17 and play like you did at that age. I would have had all my life to get better!

It's funny. Your comment at 3:56 about the solo just sitting on top of the music is exactly how I felt about some of the earlier Satriani stuff. A really nice track and all the interesting stuff then faded to make way for endless widdle.

It's cool how you have this recording to look back on, I never played an instrument but I was in choir for six years and there were two big concert performances which really stood out to me and stuck in my mind even 20+ years later that I wish I had on film. Love your work man, even as someone who doesn't play guitar I still greatly appreciate what you do

You are so humble and relatable and I think you get right down to the core of all the issues novice guitarists go through. Tons of insight and inspiration. I hope everyone has the guts to suck, knowing you have to suck before you can be good.

God bless you Paul. I save videos of musicians I love playing terribly live, either due to complacency or because they were young, just to remind myself that we all have off days and we all start somewhere. Thanks for the worthy addition to the collection. You have taught me much, and now I can use a video of yours as consolation as well as motivation.

Still shows that you had the motivation to get on stage and shred. A lot of people dream about that. Only those with the drive do. Great content my friend

The performance doesn't have to be great or awesome or perfect. Judging from the cheering from the crowd, it was more than adequate for the situation. Job well done. Great video again, keep them coming.

Dont be too hard on yourself. I think I am glad I haven't got any of these recordings from this period of my life. The cool memories, are that the crowds loved (seemed to anyway) what we did. Keep up the good work

It looks like you were having so much fun, playing your hearts out at that gig. Thanks for sharing the memory. Love your channel.

Awesome progress Paul! For 50+ years, I have played acoustic guitar, and I learned to play well enough to support my above average vocals. The two combined have allowed me to get on stages thousands of times. Each time has been a blessing, and I look forward to the next show. Thanks for teaching / helping me to get a little better.

This is great. I have a similar memory: two friends and I decided it was a good idea to play a cover of Glasgow Kiss from John Petrucci on the high school talent show. I was also using a Roland Cube 30 so the sound was not great and we were all very new to playing live, but people liked it and it is one of the most awesome ways I have challenged myself. I didn't end up going into music professionally but your videos always inspire me to keep my guitar game alive.

Very brave of you to post this video. I was reminded of some gigs that I played early on that are quite difficult to think back on while watching this. So far as I know there are no videos of my early gigs, and I’m glad of that!

Congrats on 3 million! Well deserved for an exceptional teacher and guide. Your abilities are not confined to the fretboard, and your generous spirit is much appreciated.

Hey Paul, congrats on 3 million subs. Great video and so amazing that you still have footage of a high school gig. It allows you to see how you got on in guitar playing. Hope to see many more videos in the year to come. Thanks Paul!

Mr. Davids, you have one of the most inspirational and educational channels on KZread, IMHO. Thank you for the time to put your videos together. I've played keys for most of my life and bought a guitar a couple years ago that collects too much dust. I discovered your channel about a year ago and it's inspired me to start working at playing more challenging me to improve. Your videos constantly encourage me to keep working at it. Keep up the great work.

Toured with my old band in Holland and visited it a few times outside of the band .... Absolutely love the country and people! Really enjoy your channel and how you connect with the viewer

That’s the beauty of the instrument. It’s amazing the longer you play the more class filters through. You do a great job at studying the song and the nuances of the player you’re covering. Keep up the great work.

You're so right about how we tend to remember the bad things more strongly than the good things. I still sometimes find myself thinking about some of my most cringe moments 20+ years after they happened, wishing I could just go back and not say or do the thing that is making me want to crawl into a black hole lol.

Watching that blast from the past meant so much, at least to me. Because I also came from those growing pains and bad beginnings. No KZread, just self-taught, nothing but cassette tapes (eventually cds), song books (with mostly wrong chords), a Zoom505 and bandmates that keeps me going and appreciate music in general. Fast forward to 2020 and I revisited my love for guitar. And eventually, KZread algorithm lead me to Rick Beato, JHS Show, Rhett Shull, The Studio Rats, Jay Leonard Jay, Rabea Massaad, Chris Buck, Perf De Castro, Pax and most especially, you, Paul. Thank you so much! I'm still not near half-way from my lessons and guitar playing but it's a progress everyday. Slowly but surely.

I used to have an audio recording of the first time I played with another guitarist, when I was at university. We played an instrumental from ‘Grease’ - quite jazzy - and it was excellent! The recording was lost several decades ago - and I will regret that loss forever! It’s excellent that you still have your early recordings!

Congratulations on the milestone. You if anyone really deserve it! It's been a pleasure following your journey for some years on here. Thank you for doing what you do and keep it up! :)

It's been a real treat watching your channel grow the last several years. You're one of my favorite guys to watch here on KZread for guitar content, especially your old looping videos using the Ableton Push! All the best to you and your family and Happy Holidays David! :)

Stepping out on stage got you to this point (along with years of dedication), congratulations on the 3.

I love that you still have the footage of your highschool gig! I gently touched the subscribe and like buttons about 3 yrs ago and you're content is such fun and you're personality so laid back and humble. I wish I had footage of me playing back in the 90s at warehouse parties but, nobody had cameras back then. I learned _after_ highschool and when I _really_ got a handle on the pentatonic scale I used to daydream "What if I'd have learned just a couple of years earlier (I dropped out but went back) I could have impressed all the kids " but, you actually did impress the kids (especially one in particular "WHOOOO" 🤣) I wonder if they watch you? Maybe their some of the subscribers who are gonna' take you to 5 million, and then 10 . Your a force of nature playing guitar and otherwise. Glad to have access to your channel. You're "Killing It" ✌️♥️🎸🎶🙏

Congratulations Paul, thanks for all your hard work and content. Loved the little insight in to your early days! Keep going and growing.

proud of the guitarist/creator/person you've became over the years of watching you, thank you for all the knowledge and content Paul, we appreciate it

Thank you for this. I always think I’m progressing to slowly. It is inspiring knowing that great guitarist started line the rest of us.

Congrats on the 3M subs Paul! Thanks for posting your video- there still may be hope for me!

Glad you shared this looking back experience, I think picking up an instrument, and then subsequently learning more about music changes the way we hear it. I prior to starting my guitar journey would spend most of my days listening to music, while doing whatever I was doing, but it was only after I started playing that I would start to notice little nuances I never had, then I could for lack of a better word filter what instrument I was listening to. Then that lead into predicting what the next note would/could be in a melody/song I was hearing for the first time. Sometimes it wouldn't go how I felt it should (I'm looking at you Jazz!) but I could hear it both ways in my head which was a new, and odd experience that didn't start until after I began playing an instrument. Anyways it was an honor to see you critique your past self's work, I look forward to more great content✌️

Congratulations on 3 million! Further proof that we all started somewhere, and most of us had no idea what we were doing. I was pretty awful, wanting to be a punk rocker and the only music theory I needed was three chords and a fast beat. My rhythm chops got pretty good, but 40 years later I'm learning so much more. Helps that I also play bass... Thank you for doing what you do 🙏

Congratulations Paul. Love your work, in particular your recognition of the importance of serving the music.

We all start somewhere. What you have accomplished is truly impressive and amazing. Thanks for sharing your talent and passion through your lessons. I know I have gained a great deal from you and I am most appreciative.

I look back at old videos of my bands and get a mix of those cringe moments and a few that surprise me presently.😅 so much fun to watch with you… thanks for sharing this video. Your face watching yourself is the best part 😊

paul its not just the mere guitar content which is outstanding but in a similar fashing the superb video and audio quality, meaning also cinematography, story telling and entertainment or rather edutainment which lead to this amount of subs.. well done!

Gefeliciteerd met 3mil Paul! Ga zo door. Ik leer veel van je videos :)

I listened to an old tape that had a "solo" I wrote after my first few months of playing. This was after about 6 years of playing. I had completely forgot about it. It was so embarrassingly, terrible but at the time I was so proud when I wrote it.

I just picked my guitar back up 2 weeks ago and this reminded me that we all start somewhere! Thanks for the post🙏🏼

@PaulDavids

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the journey, it's great.

i am happy for you man! thanks for all the video!! you inspired me to get back to what i love thank you again!

What a great exercise is to review your past performances and, with the respect it deserves, share the learnings with us. Thanks for a good lesson of modesty, even more than a guitar one!

Loved the video, and love watching where you are these days ("Maybe the best guitar solo I've ever played", I love that PRS).

Thank you, Paul, for sharing this retrospective. It is humbling and encouraging to look back. Thanks again for bearing your soul 😁. And oh, yes; I almost forgot - thank you pentatonic scale!!

We all had to start somewhere . Very courageous to share this with us . Of course we all know how well you play now Paul . I've listened to tapes of my start and you were better than me . Thankfully I've progressed , for the better I hope . :)

Congrats on the 3 million! You've been an you are one of my favorite guitar youtubers, thank you!

Yes the first live is always so cringe to see it

Loved to see some early footage of you! Made me realise .. My first gig was the worst imaginable.. The day of my school's talent show I went home "sick" from school to practise some more cuz I was nervous I'd screw it up. My mom found out and grounded me, but I couldnt leave my band hanging.. so later that day I climbed out my bathroom window (with gigbag), got down grabbed my bike and went to school. On stage I felt confident but o man.. the other guitarist started the song and when I needed to play my first notes... no sound.. looking at my bandmates like STOP we need to start over.. no reaction. So I started playing without hearing a note I played cuz the show went on. Ended up breaking a string cuz I played so hard that I could somehow hear myself, hurting my fingers even got blood on my pickguard.. man it was a nightmare to never forget. Hahaha. Nowadays its going better than ever before!

you made me fall in love with electric guitar and finally get one after months and enjoying and learning guitar more❤

Congtats Paul!!! Keep the awesome content coming!

Thank you so much for sharing this ❤❤❤ makes me embrace my own “journey” a lot more 🙏🏽🙏🏽

video as useful as a theory/guitar lesson, if not even more! It’s very important to always keep in mind where we come from and where we want to go! Great content, we love your channel, always an inspiration! And the 3 million are proof of that ❤ Greetings from italy

Congrats on the 3 million subs Paul! Thanks for the inspiration! Keep on making great videos!

Paul - started during COVID on a whim and you showing up in my feed... appreciate all you have done to keep us learning and having fun on the ol' geetar. (as for your old guitar self, I feel like you then, now :0 ... still climbing Mt. Everest of guitar playing!) (this is funny to watch - we've all been there (still am)... but you can see the budding genius there!)

You've came a very long way, along with all of us musicians my friend! Bravo! We were all horrible as well, but kept going!!🙏🏽

Amazing. Not many will show those reality . Thanks for sharing 🤟

You’re amazing Paul thank you for sharing this with us!

you sounded much better during your early days playing guitar compared to me right now. so take a pill chill bro. 😁 thanks Dave for sharing, you been an inspiration.

Congratulations Paul Sir. I am learning guitar since about 1.5 years may be now i am in early intermidiate satge. you also inspired me for learning this beautiful instrument❤ thank you again and i am really happy for you thanks 🌹❤

Ahh come on Paul , it’s really not that bad, anyway we all start somewhere! Keep smashing it and congrats on the 3 mil subs , well deserved

You are fortunate to have these videos to share from the old days Love it

You deserve 3 million man! Amazing guitarist, teacher and entertainer, I wouldn't be the player I am today without you! I started playing guitar and bass in 2018 which means I've been playing for about 4 years now. The first nearly 3 years were very slow, annoying and almost tedious, but the second I reached the three year mark everything changed, it all just began to click. I graduated high school a little over 2 months ago now and for my HSC music performances I did two guitar and two bass pieces, The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix), Riveria Paradise (SRV), Dani California (RHCP) and It's A Shame (The Spinners). Looking back on it now I could've chosen more challenging pieces, but learning these 4 songs (especially SRV) really opened my eyes to a whole world of guitar I never even knew about!

Happy holidays Paul. You're the man!

Just listening from the beginning until now. Just keeping you improving and making it better.

leuk om te zien Paul, ik drumde in die tijd (ben uit 59 !), speel al jaren gitaar, destijds met in serie geschakelde buizenradio's !?! veel respect voor je spontane leuke leerzame youtube bijlages, leer er nog steeds veel van ! bedankt !!!

Paul! Fantastic! I have a lot of the same experiences. Good Lord...I recall "getting in tune" here and there...NEVER tuned during a gig. Don't think we tuned much before them, either. Nothing like monitors, nothing like coordinating a solo with the song...good grief. Amazing I didn't just bag it all. YOU do great, inspiring work. Thank you!

You uploaded this at a good time. Just started learning guitar 3 days ago, picked up an Epiphone Casino Worn. Getting the callouses, practicing shifting between E and A chords, and making sure I know how to strum with a pick. Seeing how far you came makes me feel confident I too can improve :).

Bless you, and your humility.. lol.. you have such a classy style. Must say, this is very encouraging 😀

I have old tapes of my first band. I like to get them out as a reminder of where I came from. Everyone has to start somewhere!

Paul, all I can say is that you deserved this a long time ago. For the amount of love and effort you put into your videos, It should have came a lot sooner. I’m sorry it didn’t, but I am super happy for you that it finally did! Congrats man, your a legend, and my personal idol 🙏🏼

Yes we all have been through those golden days… you the man! 🤘

Congratulations Paul 🎉👏 I've been watching a lot of your videos. You're a great teacher and I love your sense of humour :) send love from China ❤️

Ahh, the joy of those early days! I’m 62 and I remember jamming with friends to “Back in Black” 40 years ago (I had only been playing for 4 years). I cringe when I think of how it sounded but we were having fun! Congratulations on hitting 3 million! Love your channel.

Paul Thank you for your contribution to the arts over the years.

We need more opportunities for this kind of playing and support to happen now than ever before! Way more important that you were doing it than if you could have done it better. I think it’s hard to figure out what good means and you were learning by trying-- perfect:)

Hearty congrats Paul. . 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks so much for sharing. You are such a remarkable musician. It's comforting and gratifying to know that you started off just like everyone else. Great video. Even better stories we can all learn from. It all brings backs so many memories.

This is so good to watch!!🔥 Priceless !💕

:-) thanks for sharing and been having the courage to laugh at yourself. We all were there and some of us are still closer to that, than to master the language of music ;-) thanks for help us to move forward

We love you too and you have a friendly peace of time in our life. Thank you Paul and i wish you further success and fun on your ways 👍👍✌️🍻

Congrats Paul. Your channel helps get me through the week 😀

Congrats paul!!Highly deserved!! love you

Fantastic memoris. Amazing video. Thank you.

Congrats! And thanks for sharing this. It gives us all hope :-)

Hey Paul, we all started somewhere 😁 I'm lucky that as a teenager video cameras weren't everywhere like they are now, lol. I grew up in Chicago where there were so many great rock radio stations that I would spend hours jamming along to whatever was playing. By the time I joined an actual band I already had my timing worked out. If I could only find a sober drummer with good timing as well, that was a challenge. 🙄

Glad you kept playing. Your videos have been very useful to me.

Just going from your guitar collection alone bro you've definitely come a long way, good for you brother you deserve it your good.