Rule number one: the Robert Johnson rule , never accept an open drink from a stranger. Always drink from a bottle you saw get opened.

@kaydgaming

3 жыл бұрын

Also, don’t make deals with the devil

@tylerskott4903

3 жыл бұрын

That was son house that said that not robert johnson

@richsackett3423

3 жыл бұрын

Real Rule #1: Don't drink on the job.

@4carhur1more

2 жыл бұрын

This is all kinds of legit. I played a gig at a festival and some rando gave me a drink of water and said it was for the guitar player. I looked inside and saw a piece of paper in it and immediately recognized that it could be a tab of acid. I never gave it to my guitar player and got rid of it. He's sparingly involved with any altering substance and I knew it could have made his night pretty awful.

@tweettweetjones1262

Жыл бұрын

...And don't piss in a plastic Mountain Dew bottle the night before and wake up very thirsty the next morning.

Starting guitar at 52 I have the wisdom to know I won't be a rock star.

@vickimartin606

3 жыл бұрын

You totally could be. Just decide you are one :)

@brown22sugar25

3 жыл бұрын

Vicki Martin Rockstars don’t exist anymore

@BigFatCaulk

3 жыл бұрын

@@brown22sugar25 watch, someone in the next 10 years will be the next guitar hero

@d36class

3 жыл бұрын

Can always be one in your own home at least you started!

@eddierayvanlynch6133

3 жыл бұрын

KZread: Hold my guitar pick. 🤘😎

Another bit of advice.. ALWAYS bring your own mic. I had a friend who played and I guess the night before there was a gg allin tribute band that played the night before ... I’ll leave it at that.

@johnstoner666

3 жыл бұрын

😟

@shawnmcvey7789

3 жыл бұрын

I'll do you one better, make sure it's a Sennheiser.

@meeserbaker

3 жыл бұрын

A gg allin COVER band? Oh god lol we only need 1 gg allin and even thats a bit much lol

@metaZen

2 жыл бұрын

as a sound guy.. as long as it's an SM58.. chances are you don't need that shiny 300 dollar M80 lol and the 58 mixes better anyway..lol

@Madchris8828

2 жыл бұрын

Oh. Oh no 🤣😨🤮

As a freshman who's planning to gig when the venues reopen, this is really helpful to learn.

Don’t ever premiere new (untested) equipment at a gig.... and try to have back up gear when possible

@gohjohan

3 жыл бұрын

That's when the rescue bag comes in.

i really love these kind of videos where you talk about the more "meta" aspects of music. of course the most essential part of playing music is, well, playing but i've never seen anyone talk about this other kind of stuff. as someone who just started their first band recently (hopefully we can gig next year!), i really value this. thanks!

I'm 20 and I play in a Wedding Band since I was 17. Our oldest member is 62 and the others are in between that. At the same time I played in a Rockband and the things I learned in the Wedding Band from "the old guys" were all very useful for the Rockband where everyone was about my age. Every example you mentionend is 100% true! Great Video !

@caeswingsproductions3995

2 жыл бұрын

Dude exact same deal, although I’m a little older (28) spent most of my 20s in an Irish/Welsh Folk band and a Punk band, the difference in structure and a “get on with it” attitude the people from the Folk band had compared to the guys my age in the Punk band was hilarious, I became the old guy!

I’ve owned a 1994 Peavey Bandit 112 Teal Stripe for years & it is loud as heck, & it keeps going & going & going. They make great foundation amps for pedals.

@jasonrackawack9369

3 жыл бұрын

Still got mine! Mine is a 93 teal stripe bandit special 112. That little solid state amp really can be as loud as a marshall stack. Spinal Tap had an amp that goes to 11....Peavey makes an amp that goes to 13 LOL!

@scoopedmids5461

3 жыл бұрын

my band was looking for a bass amp that we could easily use for rehersal and on stage. We saw that Peavey TNT130 at a local music store that looked like at least 30 years old and completely beaten up, but it was only like 120 bucks. When we plugged it in we were blown away by the sound and volume of it. Since then, every sound guy at every venue told us that that was the best sounding bass amp he had ever heard. It just has some kind of magic to it

@eddierayvanlynch6133

3 жыл бұрын

I've never heard a Peavey gear horror story.

+1 on the Peavey amps. I use a 1974 Peavey Standard with a matching cab and it is loud as hell.

@eddierayvanlynch6133

3 жыл бұрын

Peavey Scorpions are the only thing ime that even come close to Celestions. Awesome company with consistent high quality. I've honestly never heard horror stories about Peavey gear. 👍😎

@dzd2371

3 жыл бұрын

I've dropped my Peavey combo out of the back of a truck/etc. several times in 20+ years of using it, and it was already a road worn hand me down. Yeah its beat to hell, but I always know it will still work.

@dbxniker7484

3 жыл бұрын

for real i have a peavey studio

Speaking of Anvil.... they played my stupid little town and my band opened. Lips is a total sweetheart and an absolute professional. They came back a second time about a year and a half later and they recognized us and remembered our names! I couldn't even believe it. They must take notes or something...lol

a flashlight can save a gig

@gergoretvari6373

3 жыл бұрын

Watch Glen Ficker's video about stuff to bring with yourself to your gigs.

@theofficialdiamondlou2418

3 жыл бұрын

@@gergoretvari6373 yes that’s a good one. Although Glen missed a few items also as I remember. 🤔

@richsackett3423

3 жыл бұрын

@@haywoodjablowme699 And a tuner.

The Blues Brothers movie, the gig at Bob's Country Bunker.... ... should have had a contract :D

Wisdom is how we apply knowledge. Good stuff

This guy is so motivating in all his videos.

@The-Art-of-Guitar The "Old Guy Wisdom" I received was a bit different, Mike, regarding the gear you bring. In past touring punk bands I've played in, I played with crappy(er) guitars and crappy(er) amps instead of the high-end stuff I owned. My logic was "It doesn't matter if it's broken/stolen if it's crappy gear!" One time, an old timer (who I had known in the local scene for a while) came up to me and said "Dude, I *know* you are a Les Paul guy, and I *know* you have a matchless and a Larry, why are you playing the entry level squier strat and the joyo bantamp?" "Because what if it's stolen? Broken? I don't want to eat shit and lose my gear, even if it means struggling to play a crappy guitar." "Well the people out there who came to see you, doesnt what THEY hear matter? Even if it's just ONE dude out there, who is obsessed with your band, doesn't he deserve to see and hear the best 'you' you can put forward?" I had no good answer. if you have fans, don't they deserve to hear the BEST version of you? Meaning, not only the best gear you have, but the gear you feel most comfortable on? The gear you made your record with, that someone out there might love? I think the old dude was right. The fans (even if there are only a couple) deserve my best. Obviously I haven't gigged since COVID started, but when I do, I'm bringing the big guns. Even if that's running my matchless and my Larry Dino wet dry, or through an ABY box. That one person, out there in the crowd? He matters.

Saw Testament on Slayers farewell tour in 2018, out of the dozens maybe close to a hundred of shows I've seen, I've never saw anyone look like they were having as much fun as Alex Skolnik was while he was soloing. Put a huge smile on my face for the entire show.

I've got a video idea: "Bad Tones''. It'll be like your whacky musician vs good musician videos. You play a part of a song with a good tone, then you do the same part but with a horrible tone and see how much of a difference it can make.

@ViviSectia

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with that is, there's no such thing as a bad tone. Even the worst tone can be good if used in the right context. A good example is all distortion which was considered a bad tone until people started playing music that fit it or the entirety of the noise genre.

@marvintimke3978

3 жыл бұрын

@@ViviSectia You can actually have an objective worse tone in sound quality than others. By the way, he said, a song with a good and a bad tone, so a bad tone for the song specific

@noesunyoutuber7680

2 жыл бұрын

@@ViviSectia Even as someone who loves harsh, noisy textures that most people detest, there are definitely good tones for the situation and bad tones. Keiji Haino doesn't leave his fuzzboxes at home when he's doing a big droning wall-of-noise gig - and he doesn't even use an electric guitar when he's trying to be intimate and folky. If you want a buzzsaw fizzy crunch, turn up that gain knob - but you'd better hope you aren't relying on melody lines where you can hear all the notes.

Old dudes know the deal... I remember a show where I drank a full pint of SKOL and two beers---TERRIBLE idea. I was one-eyeing my pedal board and couldn't hear anything right. I walked off stage after two songs. Horribly embarrassing for my drummer and me. You BOOZE and you LOSE. Don't do it.... But, yes... Leave a tattoo of you in their minds!!!

Not only guitar and drums but you teach us really good tips to be a better musician overall. Really underrated video and cant wait for the next lesson!

I love your videos man. Great work! I pick up so many solid tips and fun things. You've helped me to light that fire and get back into making music again. I got a lot of rust to shake off, but I'm having fun with it. Also that Les Paul is gorgeous and I'm super jealous.

Been a DJ at clubs since I was about 16. Learn pretty much all of it during those years. So many crazy experiences I have had. Great time. Now I am picking up the guitar and trying to learn.

This was fantastic advice and I appreciate you sharing it

I’ve been a bar guitarist in duos and bands for over 20 years. I’ve been puked on, groped, had fights picked, had the PA pulled over, had the power go out, everything. 😅 But it’s amazing. Friends ask me how come I’m able to stay in work so consistently and the answer I give is always the same. I understand I’m not selling music, I sell beer. You keep people in the bar for two or three hours putting money in the cash register and bars’ll keep asking you back. Best way to do that is to know how to read your audience and have a very flexible set list, don’t full yourself into thinking anyone wants to hear the jazz odyssey you’ve been working on for months, they want to sing Wonderwall at max voice capacity after 8 beers, period. And be on time, always bring your A game and remember that for those few hours you;re getting paid you’re effectively staff. Help out the bar staff by collecting a few glasses between sets or if you’ve arrived early and have nothing to do. They’ll appreciate the little things and definitely remember your name.

Related to the contract thing: It's possible that the promoter, the venue or the manager doesn't wanna write up a contract. First of all, that's a red flag, but if you decide to go on and play the show regardless, here's what you can do: 1. There are contract templates online specifically for bands. Read some of them and edit them to your specifications (also: read a lot of band contracts so you don't mess up accidentally when editing them). That way, if the promoter says they won't do contracts, you can say: "That's okay, we have our own. Here. You can sign it." 2. If you're not confident on your contract writing skills (which is a skill in and of itself), make sure to ALWAYS communicate via email or text messages with the promoter/manager/venue. That's a way to leave a trace of the negotiations. If they wanna change the conditions at some point, you can pull up the emails or texts and say: "No, that's not what we agreed upon." Always treat promoters/managers/venues with the appropriate level of respect and professionalism, of course. But never forget this: not everyone will try to stiff you, but some people will. Always have an eye out for red flags, and take extra precautions.

I definitely consider video’s like these a lesson. Well done man I enjoyed it

The-Art-of-Guitar: You don't only have to play professional, you also have to dress and look accordingly. Rory Gallagher: Well, crap!

@salatieljyrustumanan4929

3 жыл бұрын

RHCP: oh really now?

@TheZombieJC

3 жыл бұрын

Dressing/looking professional as a musician =/= dressing nicely. It just means being deliberate and dressing according to what fits you, your music, and the venue. Rory Gallagher dressing in flannel, denim, and leather fits this perfect, because that's what his music sounds like.

@frmcf

3 жыл бұрын

@The Violeta Metal Revue Exactly!

Man…. That guitar is so beautiful. You give so much to your audience so I’m glad to see you blessed with great instruments!!!🤘🤘🤘

cool video Mike. didn't start giging til 36 yrs. old. now 56 can relate to most of your advice. great channel !!

It's always fun listening to your stories.

Thanks for sharing Mike, great stuff as always 🤟🏻

Excellent advice. I learned some things. Thank you

Great video - I really needed to hear some of these!

Great Tips! Number 12 is the easiest to forget in my opinion, years, years ago I was in a band with a guy that was so serious(nothing wrong with being serious in music, it is your career after all) but you could feel how tense he was on and off stage, scared of making a mistakes etc - and that my friends created a bad atmosphere. He is doing very well now, as a teacher :)

@TheBestofJuan

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who is going into music for a career, I feel like if you take it seriously you're missing the point. The whole point of music is for the fuck of it. But that's my personal perspective tho

Good info. Especially about having fun when playing. Thanks for sharing...

Thx for the rockumentary "Anvil". Didn't know this band and I just saw some of the biggest metal stars talking about them. I'll watch it entirely right now. Nice video by the way. Thx Mike.

Watching you control those lights at the Heartless gigs was very entertaining!

Put on the same show for 20 people that you would for Twenty thousand. People will connect to you, and will remember you. It worked for Bruce Springsteen.

I love these little tip videos. Excellent

The best one is the "paid rehearsal " if there's a minimal crowd. I don't know how many great bands have split cause of uptight members stressing about the door count. Another one might be to make sure when you "tour", make sure you have enough cash to do the whole trip + get back home, and a good "float" for vehicle repairs and miscellaneous.

Awesome 👍 YES YES YES!! Play with better, older, more experienced players and accept their wisdom!! When it comes to music (and life) remember you can never know everything, but someone knows something important that you don't know! Find those people!! And yeah, like geriwardmusic said, never pay to play!! It will set you apart and make you more professional. Love your channel man!! Rawk on!!

Great great tips. I've seen so many bands that don't play their popular songs and the crowd always gets restless.

GREAT WORK! love from nepal!

Awesome. Digging your channel !

I've been there with all of these!

"You don't need another guitar"

Starting a band seems like a serious investment, haha 10/10 editing too

I played a show where there was no stage and there were several beer spillages. Our singer is very jumpy and I remember pushing the trail of beer away from him and my pedals with my foot.

Great advice! I relate to just about everything. I’m fortunate though, I’ve never not been paid!

@rawkinjproductions4352

3 жыл бұрын

Never pay to play! Cheers!!

That was awesome Thank you for sharing

More DRUM techniques pls. Danny Carey!!!

Great video!!

Legend says the world will end if we stop saying that you look like Markiplier.

Great video! This should every young band see. Last advice is the one is really important. If you look like you dont enjoy being in the stage, why should people enjoy watching you on stage.

Nice guitar brother 🤘🏼

1st piece of Wisdom: "Check yourself before you wreck yourself" 👌🏾

#1 Show up #2 Bring Equipment #3 Save your money #4 don’t sleep with band mates girlfriend #5 stay healthy #6 Own your songs and publishing

Mike I give you a lot of credit for having the balls get in front of a camera and talk about your mistakes. It will help some many people.

Thanks for your wisdom :)

4:20 the amp story, i’ve got an old crate amp from 89, it’s solid state 120 watt with a 4x12. Loud and reliable. OG speakers still sound great.

Cool video, man. You should consider doing a podcast. You have some interesting stories from back in the day.

@TheArtofGuitar

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmhprsNmhtXTk9o.html

@enochcrosby6630

3 жыл бұрын

The-Art-of-Guitar nice, I didn't know you had already done one in the past. I'll check it out.

Pearls of wisdom... Been playing every week for 20 + years , 2000+ gigs. So true! . Listen up!..

good wisdom, i'm up there in age and i'm older now but these lessons you teach ALL of them are things i wish i knew when I was out there , back in the day . And so now you are re-teaching them to me...You force me to learn. Thanks for your sharing. Well I made a religion out of all these do nots . Listen to the Man. and dont kid yourself.kid write these down 12 tips and carry them in your wallet it will pay off sooner than later.

Great advice.

Those were good! I got one: always sound check someone's gear b4 using it in a concert/live setting. I used someone's gear and didn't test it b4 hand. It wasn't working and it got time for my solo and nothing came out. It was an important lesson. Always check b4 you use someone else gear! Oh and always respect said gear too...

nice guitar!!! good stories, too

Mike ..this is golden

@trinitytunes

2 жыл бұрын

Especially the drinking advice..and the emergency bag...thanks Yoda

Good stuff. But I found myself especially drawn to the vintage stereo equipment to your right. I'm guessing Sansui. But only because I own some myself. Would like to hear more about that. Also interested in the pedalboard photo that you featured since I own several of the same effects. Would like to hear something about the order that you choose to place them, and why. Rock on!! Oh, and I also own that same burgundy V off to your left. Except mines the 125th Anniversary Edition. Also, have a black Les Paul with gold hardware & speed knobs. You sure have great tastes in the equipment that you choose....lol.

I have a Peavy tube head and 4x12 cab, thing is a beast and has a killer organic sound. I was in a death metal band and didn't even use any fx pedals. I wasn't that happy with it at first but I got so many compliments on my tone at almost every gig. Peavy is definitely reliable

now he became the old man without the old man looks

Ah the old peavy amps. I still have the peavy express 112 that I bought with summer job money at 14 years old. I am 44 now. Still works fine and the transtube 112 I bought a few years later. I was in a local cover nad for a few years that branched out to about a 3 hour drive radious. While I have a dual rectifier half stack. Many smaller places I would just bring a digitech rp500 and a powered monitor.

3 hour show? The joys of youth!

2:28 my experience was the exact opposite actually, I come from a jazz background where improvisation over changes is encouraged, so I always liked it more when people deviated from the solo, because I never really considered solos to be set in stone (unless it's like, the main motif or something)

Good job on tips...Another thing you can do is hire sound & light guy. play at lower volume, let the sound man control your volume..

Dress the part ... I immediately think: Rammstein, Wes Borland, Fred Durst (recently), Manson, Powerwolf (the lot), Sabaton (same), Lord of the Lost, Ghost, Slipknot, Eskimo Callboy, Hannes Braun, Malmsteen, Wylde, Angus Young, ...

Yeah, I have learned from many 3 hour shows. Great vid.

In my 800ish Twin Cities gigs, maybe had a contract for a dozen, and those were events rather than bar gigs usually. Bars often didn’t want the hassle and would book somebody else if you demanded a contract.

Thank you

and of course half your audience is saying... "Oh that is just old man stuff!"

I just remebered you mentioning your eye colour in a vid and I just want to tell you they got the most beautiful deep shade The contacts make you look a vampire-y (which is isnt a bad thing) but you just got a really nice to look at eye area

I see you got the Harmony back:)

Those words of wisdom all sound obvious to me ... but I'm old, so it checks out. 🤔👍

ah yes, od Peavey gear, love it!

Cheers from one of them thar "old guys!"

I learned that the crowd doesn't care at my very first gig, I went for a solo with the wah pedal, but all I could hear was terrible feedback coming from my amp, and yet from the crowd I heard cheering, I was very confused.

@thedude2122

3 жыл бұрын

My kinda crowd and solo to be fair. Did you have the wah back to front cause you probably had the seagull sound

Me after intro: "Okay, I'm listening..." Me three seconds later: "PACE MYSELF?!!"

Good decisions come from experience experience comes from making bad decisions -twain m.

could you please do a lesson on how to use the chromatic scale ,one of my late teachers hipped me to its importance to intelligent speed but he went on tour with the Crusaders .and ....well . Billy Rogers favorite scale. thank you.

This is not the thing to do, I don’t drink nor do drugs. It’s never been my thing. But my nerves were shot by the time show was to start this one time. I had a buddy that give me a hit of marijuana out of a “one hitter” one time, and that was it… I was calm, I was excited to play, and I had a lot of fun that night on the set. I played a flawless show. I was scared it was gonna cause a habit that couldn’t be controlled but I felt normal and focused at the task. I’ve never felt that I’ve had to smoke in later shows, but I’ve always kept in mind that if I ever felt overwhelmed before a show I had a simple solution. I truly believe that because I had a way to overcome any anxiety before a show I haven’t felt anxious like that again. I am not advocating doing drugs, but I was very surprised of the outcome seeing drugs get such a bad rap.

If you can't bring a full stack bring a half stack....its OK. You can do it.i have faith it will work

Ok here me out guys what if Music is win, YourGuitarSage, and The Art of Guitar was all on one video

@gohjohan

3 жыл бұрын

I like to see them perform together too. Mike is very versatile. He can play just about any instrument.

You should totally grow your hair out again🤣

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SRV "WAS" pacing himself! Regarding proper stage dress- I saw Satch wear a white t-shirt and jeans for a gig at the House of Blues! Maybe the chrome guitar made up for it! But never wear a bucket on your head! Oh, wait...

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You BETTER play Freebird!

I prefer a full stack at a small gig because it puts the cab in my face. If the amp is down at my feet then I can’t hear it and I have to turn it up. The full stack allows me to play quieter. You can unplug the bottom cab too.

@noesunyoutuber7680

2 жыл бұрын

I keep my combo on top of an unused mini-fridge (to which I taped a hand-drawn Marshall logo for a goof) for this exact reason - I want the sound close so I don't have to crank it so much!

Aghhh I remember the first time I threw up while drinking. I was 14 and I had drunk about 5 cans of beer, surprisingly I threw up a couple of hours after doing it. It wasn’t nice and I didn’t drink for about 4 months afterwards😂.

😂😂😂 the “duct tape” guitar strap!!! If you play live long enough you will witness this phenomenon!

If you have a grandparent that plays guitar or was in a band,it's actually a godsend🙌🏽😅its true when they say,play with people better than you

Have you played a gig 1000 miles from home for no one but the sound man and a waitress with an ankle monitor? If you can have fun at that gig is when you know you’ve achieved salty veteran status. Or you open for Enuff z nuff and Britney Fox and you’re the only ones there while they play? That’s another indication that you’ve made it. Especially when Chip znuff smokes all your weed after the show and you still have 10 days on the road before you go home.

@only5186

2 жыл бұрын

Thats awesome lol thanks for sharing! To be honest i always dug the leas singers voice in Britney. Guy had a great rock voice. Also the solo in Long way to love. Good melodic playing. Its a bitch you guys were the only ones at the gig lol