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@catjesusbean

5 жыл бұрын

I was click baited by the tube screamer on the thumbnail I recently started playing 3months ago but I'm a natural to the craft

@rcanderson4328

5 жыл бұрын

@2:20 you have a typo bud. I assume you mean invest as oppose to “infest”.

@JonBakerMusic

5 жыл бұрын

Good advice! I agree with it, although there is something to be said for getting a cheaper (but not too cheap) multi-effects pedal as a first pedal - it lets you get an idea of the types of pedals out there that might suit your playing style/preferences, albeit at a potentially lower quality than an individual pedal of the same type. There's also an advantage for the beginner guitarist in not having to try to remember so many cable connections or work out the best order for effects... As for pedals I really wouldn't recommend for a beginner - Metalzone (or other ultra high-gain pedals). These can sound excellent if used properly by someone that knows what they're doing, but often sound rubbish if not dialed in right, and that level of gain can be difficult to handle if a beginner guitarist hasn't learnt to mute effectively!

@TheSaintedOne

5 жыл бұрын

Screw the pedals. Tell me about the guitar in the thumbnail. That crackle paint job is awesome!

@sky_grimm

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Baker dude how do you get that crunch tone it sounds awesome

"a wah pedal can cover up mistakes like it's nobody's business." Kirk Hammet has left the chat.

@Jihadbearzwithgunz

3 жыл бұрын

Lol dave laughs aggressively

@bojangles6444

2 жыл бұрын

Sad but true

I fought the Wah and the Wah won.

@kristopher6031

5 жыл бұрын

Wahn

@ukaszs3986

4 жыл бұрын

if you try to sing it, it aleady sounds like wah'ed line

@cheap1.05

4 жыл бұрын

Kris Topher r/therealjoke

@teresathomley3703

4 жыл бұрын

That's great

@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84

3 жыл бұрын

You're a funny old bastard 😂

I fiddled with knobs too much that I lost much practice time and now I am not a guitarist but a guitar tech

@boseefusmacmurphy3612

5 жыл бұрын

I'm on that path...

@dayvidbrooks6816

5 жыл бұрын

That i agree with, I have a Fender amp, plenty of presets but i wind up taking my hands off the guitar to fiddle with the knobs, if I'm making a quick change, the flow is completely lost

@filipesiegrist

4 жыл бұрын

I was in that path too

@PlanktoniusRex

3 жыл бұрын

But yo woman is happy, no?

I have to respectfully disagree on the "avoid pedals completely" bit. Get an OD pedal, and nothing else. Something like a used Boss. Nothing sucks worse than wanting to play rock or blues with no OD. It's not fun, and you may quit. Plus, if you're a kid, you get to stomp on it like a "real rock star" and feel all cool and stuff.

@maxonmendel5757

5 жыл бұрын

I think he mentioned amps with built in effects though. so like a modeling amp or a line6 spider (hate it all you want, it's a solid beginner amp) that has decent OD/Dist/Fuzz tones built right in.

@blg020

5 жыл бұрын

Just get a roland cube amp has most effects a beginner will need. I have a roland cube 30 and I been playing 13years. I still love it.

@kingfrances1086

5 жыл бұрын

I got a distortion pedal for my first pedal ever. It really did pushed me to learn more

@spiderfan1974

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxonmendel5757 I still practice through a spider amp. Got a giant peavey stack but the spider II and V make noise. I'm just learning a song or noodling not playing Madison Square Garden. You can get them used cheap they are great begginer/geek room amps.

@TurtleGamers1

5 жыл бұрын

@@maxonmendel5757 The Line6 Spider is sure to get anyone to hate their guitar thats for sure. Just get a Peavey Bandit 112, you can probably get it for cheaper than a Line6 and it's actually good.

I honestly expected a bunch of hate and slamming boss pedals, but you more so discussed types, and legit things. You earned a sub.

I do not know why I watch your channel so much I don't even play guitar.

@RobertBakerGuitar

5 жыл бұрын

It's time to get a guitar and start!!!!

@dougarnold7955

5 жыл бұрын

It's interesting; that's why.

@kewlbns69

5 жыл бұрын

yep...time to go get one. :D

@JulianDoe

5 жыл бұрын

@@RobertBakerGuitar d'you know what would be funny? KZread channels beginners should avoid. :D

@Smart-Alex

5 жыл бұрын

Time to get started. It’s a challenge but a lot of fun too!!

I started with a television repair shop built tube amp of about 5 watts clean and a Big Muff Pi. I probably would have stopped playing after a week if it had not been for the Big Muff Pi. It allowed me to play the songs I wanted to play and kept me I interested.

Beginners should strictly use a wah pedal and NO metronome, thank me later

@williamspetter2823

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂 that's cruel

@evanward4303

5 жыл бұрын

Kirk is that you?

@evlblue

5 жыл бұрын

I knew it! Kirk Hammett was right all along.

@blg020

5 жыл бұрын

I never used a metronome or a wah

@jaydensouthey6813

5 жыл бұрын

Zebes 26 with 78 boss metal zones

Best advice for buying pedals for beginners. Go used. Pedals can get incredibly expensive and half of the time you won't get the sound that you want out of it. Also do your research. Learn about effects loops and have fun with it

@coreyclark6505

5 жыл бұрын

prsmantse1 that’s pure wisdom there.

@prsmantse1

5 жыл бұрын

@@coreyclark6505 Thanks dude. Just trying to save people some headaches. I remember when I first started. We all want to sound like the album

@zebes2694

5 жыл бұрын

Multi effect pedals like the digitech element (the one have) have pretty much most of what a beginner would want to try without spending a ton of money

@megamoose555

5 жыл бұрын

Not even for beginners, I still buy used and I've been playing for 2 years. you can find some GREAT deals on Reverb. Pedals in like-new condition for significantly less than new prices!

@latioswarrior

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been buying used ever since I started with my SD-1 and still am with a full board

I'd personally add Fuzz and compressors for two different reasons: fuzzes are too unpredictable in the chain with buffers and wahs, and also are pretty unforgiving if you decide to start playing sloppy. Compressors iron out sloppy picking and note pressing, which could lead to bad habits being formed

@marc8828

5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing.

@tylerreynolds5444

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve only found compressors to do that if you set them up with too much compression. In some cases it can make those picking errors worse if you are using more as a boost with a little bit of compression (granted this depends on what type of pickups you have because single coils almost need a compressor but humbuckers you really don’t want much at all). But I 100% agree on fuzz pedals your rig just turns into whatever that pedal sounds like and you lose the character of your guitar in the process

@hammyjammies

5 жыл бұрын

@Werner Van der Walt Hard disagree, give a beginner a germanium fuzz, any buffered pedal and a wah and they won't have a fun time ordering them in the chain

@granthambeard

4 жыл бұрын

I think the opposite in terms of fuzz, if you get one that cleans up from the guitar you can get a multitude of sounds from it, and learn pick attack and dynamics into the bargain. One good fuzz is worth ten other effects

If your first pedal doesn't have the word "metal" on it, you're messing up in my opinion

@DavidvdGulik

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't buying a Boss DS-1 considered the standard pedal newbie tax?

@soulwolfx2291

4 жыл бұрын

@Luke BELAY i got one, still tryna figure out the settings

@soulwolfx2291

4 жыл бұрын

@Luke BELAY u mean the red light? When its light up the pedal is active when it's not its turned off

@SeanK1998

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha day I bought my guitar I bought a metalzone😂

@patrickgarneau6095

4 жыл бұрын

DOD American Metal was my first. Haven’t played in 10 years. Thinking of starting up again.

I was one of those "playing for decades" and was fiddling too much with the Axe Fx II and not playing enough. I sold it all. All my digital stuff after a decade of doing nothing but digital. Bought a two channel amp and a few basic pedals and am loving life, playing more than ever. All a beginner needs is a good one channel amp with reverb and a Boss DS-1 Distortion pedal. Plenty to annoy the parents and neighbors with! Rock on! \m/

@bdelaney101

5 жыл бұрын

friggin right. I just picked up a 15W Vox Pathfinder. It's got built-in trem and I add a TS9 and its great.

Korg Miku

@nicholin02

5 жыл бұрын

last name

@jackdellow

5 жыл бұрын

Best pedal ever

@francoisluong

5 жыл бұрын

Fighting words

@powbobs

5 жыл бұрын

First pedal you should buy.

@rodriguezelfeliz4623

5 жыл бұрын

@@powbobs ONLY PIECE OF GEAR YOU SHOULD EVER BUY

i do not like seeing the tube screamer in the thumbnail.

@MoooseBlood

3 жыл бұрын

They’re overrated.

@bennycheca9426

3 жыл бұрын

@@MoooseBlood not really I mean sure it doesn't make sense that old ones cost thousands they're really nice if you can get one for 150 bucks or less

My first pedal/effect, 10 years ago, was a first generation Zoom G1, and yes, I messed around a lot with the presets.. I did my own presets.. but I think as a beginner, it helped me understand effect order, toying with delay gave me a good sense of rythm without using a metronome... I would encourage everyone for using a cheap digital multi-effects unit so they can learn what it is to have effects, create patches, new sounds, express their creativity, have fun playing and learning about the instrument.

Cool videos, but could you even the volume so when you play the guitar it isint insane loud compared to when you speak. 🤘

Playing with effects and making 'noise' is learning too. I came to electric guitar after six years of acoustic playing and I think the acoustic years got in my way of becoming a really good electric player. Pick just one pedal (or effect) and use only it for many months to get to know it really well...

@bobmcquier2001

5 жыл бұрын

I honestly disagree. I played for 8 years on a squier bullet and a peavey blazer, and I don't regret it for a second. I just made the jump to better gear recently, and I can't believe how much better it sounds. I don't think I would have appreciated it as much of I made the switch sooner.

Your first answer was the exact thing I was thinking. There’s actually a pretty broad range of tones and sounds you can get from just your hands and sometimes I feel like over indulging in pedals and effects too early on discourages that kind of experimentation. Beyond that, I’m certainly not against some distortion and a little reverb (I mean, learning still needs to be fun) but the other effects can wait; they often have learning curves of their own. For me it was: Old school tube amp with spring reverb first. Distortion was whatever I could get out of the amp head (which wasn’t shabby lol). Upgraded to a better amp, added a distortion pedal. Chorus and/or flanger were next pedals (can’t recall which I got first but I think it was a chorus pedal). Delay came next. Different distortion pedals got bought sold, experimenting around w/ what was available at the time trying find that tone lol... Eventually got a wah pedal. Pandemonium after that lol, but my mainstays to this day are distortion/overdrive, chorus, wah, delay/reverb. Oh and my looping pedal. Gotta have that. Anything else is usually kind of for fun or noodling. My favourite pedals/effects for occasional use are the Digitech FreqOut and a Shimmer reverb plugin I use in my DAW that I love for messing around with ambient chord progressions and stuff. Apologies for the wall of text. Rock on homies.

I think avoiding delay as a beginner is a great idea. I was listening to a lot of stuff that required delay to play when I was first learning guitar, so I went to Best buy back when they sold instruments. They were having a clearance sale, and I got a Marshall Echo Head pedal for something dumb like $60. I didn't know what the hell I was doing, couldn't dial in the FCPREMIX by The Fall of Troy delay sound, and got rid of it. I regret it to this day. I love the delay I have now (thanks Robert) but I would've been so much more inclined to keep what I had if I had just been a little more knowledgeable and learned about my instrument.

@davidjameschamberlain

5 жыл бұрын

Alternatively, you can use delay to help practice timing

@rickfeith6372

5 жыл бұрын

I say avoid delay is it covers slop. Wait a bit, then get a good delay in the loop and feel the power of godly tone (as long as the base tone is good...lol). Learn some songs tight with the record, that will help you tighten up.

I really like this series! It’s really helped me! Thanks Robert!

Mr. Baker, you are one of the few guitar KZreadrs that make me want to pick up my guitar, not throw it away. Thank you for your content.

great video Robert! I found out after a few sessions, just to leave the pedals alone, and concentrate on my skills. When I have couple of hours, I break out my beginner Ammoon pedals and try to develop my 'sound', as I am in love with The Ventures, Tommy James, and the stuff you hear from Ennio Morricone. I realized playing 'clean' I could hear any errors immediately!

"avoid pedals altogether". This. Without pedals, there's nowhere to hide. It forces you to play better, work on your raw tone.

@joellebrodeur1015

3 жыл бұрын

I've stayed away from pedals most of my guitar life. I am a clean tone junkie and pushing tube amps to distort when needed. The sole exception was an external reverb tank (Danelectro Spring King) because my Vox had no reverb. Fast forward to today and I'm now just beginning to dabble with ambient pedals.

@t3hgir

3 жыл бұрын

@@joellebrodeur1015 dude you need a tubescreamer, check out JHS Bonsai.

I agree, a straightforward amp with clean and gain channels is plenty and it will definitely train your hands to get the notes right and dial in your ears to hear proper note duration, such as quarter notes etc.

Robert...I’ve been playing guitar for almost 40 years. When I started, there were 4 companies that supplied most of the pedal format Fx...Electro Harmonix, Boss, Ibanez and MXR. Most beginner affordable amps were single channel. My instructor warned me not to go pedal chasing and expecting that if I only had the right pedal, I’d find guitarist Nirvana, the land of perfect playing. Point...pedals won’t make one sound better. Practice will do that. He was right. I didn’t buy any pedals for at least the first year and my first was a Boss OD...now I had a pseudo 2nd channel on my 1 channel amp. The other thing he had me do was to practice using a clean tone. Clean will lay a player’s mistakes out for all to hear. Gain, especially a lot of gain, like a wah pedal hides a multitude of mistakes.

I've played guitar for almost 7 years and I still haven't even tried a single pedal. My trusty old Roland Cube 20XL has all the basic effects like distorsion and gain nobs. I am planning on getting a new combo amp though since the Roland cube's speaker isn't exactly amazing and it doesn't have enough distorsion (can't make it chug).

Rob, your videos are so wholesome and informative. The non-biased approach you give to this along with the emphasis you place on everyone doing their own thing but listening to a little advise is amazing. Love your content, man. Keep it up.

Thanks, Robert.. I have spent some time on guitar now, and can fiddle with Pentatonic positions and modes. I was thinking of adding pedals to my gear, and was considering to buy a looper pedal. What would you suggest? I agree with your opinion that many amps now a days have enough for a beginner like me, and I don’t need to by a Distortion or OD pedal as of now. Thanks for the video.

You should make a series about things EVERYONE should avoid

@andrewharper1609

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Bieber gets my vote!

@koffieverslaafde627

4 жыл бұрын

_ Spadix _ coffee with sugar for sure

@harry_mair

4 жыл бұрын

@@koffieverslaafde627 that's the only way I drink it unless it's a mocha

I love your tone. Keep rocking!

From my playing experience, I would include any kind of talk box on this list. When I was in the beginning stages, I bought a Rocktron Banshee Talk Box. I remember spending a great deal of time using that effect on EVERYTHING instead of actually working on technique, scales, etc. It was fun, but at times I got carried away.

Kirk Hamett must have allot of bad guitar days

Robert, I'm loving these jams that you are doing in between you talkin!

Solid advice, Robert. I really like your content 👍🏼

My first set-up was an old Peavey combo and a Boss Overdrive. Worked well enough for a lot of years...😊

Great advice. I spent my first year with just a guitar, an amp and an Ibanez SD-9 distortion pedal. Between forgetting to unplug my pedals, or my guitars with active pickups, I've killed a lot of perfectly good 9V batteries.

If only The Tone King had seen this video 25 years ago and invested his time and money in lessons and practice instead of gear he can't play. He'd be as good as Guthrie!

@srh361

5 жыл бұрын

Playing wise he's horrendous and it seems like he's regressing instead of progressing! I cringe at his song videos and playing all together but his passion for guitar is right up there with the best of them.

@TrippyTheShroom

5 жыл бұрын

I feel like he's actually gotten significantly better in the past few years. He's certainly passionate though, otherwise he wouldn't devote as much money and time into as he does.

@tommynoble3428

5 жыл бұрын

@@TrippyTheShroom Great - he's gotten significantly better. He's about as good as most teenagers that have been playing for maybe two years, not a grown man that has been playing all his life. He also doesn't know how to dial in a decent tone or how to record it properly. He does surface level - at best - research on the products he demos and often misses things or gets them completely wrong. I understand he's passionate. I'm passionate about a lot of things, but that doesn't make me an expert at them to the point that I'd call myself the "king" of them. He's a joke.

@tommynoble3428

5 жыл бұрын

@@srh361 That last original song video was one of the most unintentionally hilarious things I've ever seen.

@squidwardstesticles5914

5 жыл бұрын

Everyone likes guitar for different reasons. Some like playing, some like writing, some like collecting, some like building and some like trying to get the best tone they can

Really enjoying the content. Keep it up!

When I first started playing guitar 2 years ago at church, they threw me up there with no electric experience and a Line 6 POD500X and expected me to throw these amazing tones on there with delays and it was extremely overwhelming at first, but after a while I learned guitar and effects at the same time and it was actually a pretty great experience for me.

Definitely avoid tremolo. I think tremolo effects can discourage some beginners from practicing strumming or alternate picking. I know tremolo is not a common pedal to get, but I have seen some beginner guitarists abuse the built-in tremolo effect in their modeling amps.

As a long time, but still consider myself an intermediate player, I’ve found that pedals (especially cheap Chinese clones) are an inexpensive way to have fun during the “free time” part of my practice sessions, but ONLY after practicing fundamentals going straight into the amp playing clean. Great topic!🤙🏻🎸

Get one of those 9v battery DC adapters, they're God's gift to man.

Totally agree. I think a good / small practice amp like the Boss Katana Mini or the Boss Fly 3 is all you need for a long while. If you get seriously good, upgrade to a Boss Katana 50, and install the tone editor program on your computer, and should be good to go for a few years from there.

The wah advice is spot on, not only for the reason you stated that they cover up mistakes well, but also because I always felt I never got any good sounds out of it until I could actually play some real parts! I found it not fun as a beginner honestly

Totally truth I agree! Excellent advice.

I have a boss bd2 blues driver pedal and I love it and I highly recommend it it is an awesome pedal

My first pedals were a tuner and a looper. I've now got a DigiTech Trio, useful for beginners and intermediate players alike. I started with a crap guitar and amp and my delay pedal made it sound a lot better whilst being a lot cheaper than getting a new guitar and amp. Also, when you're learning to play guitar, you should learn about effects too. For that reason I recommend getting a cheap overdrive and delay.

@ale9507

4 жыл бұрын

I think a looper is a brilliant first pedal. Great for improv, I'd say. Playing guitar while harmonizing over something makes improvisation a lot more fun to do. You could of course use a backing track instead, but I'd say writing your own chord progressions/riffs and then playing over them will be a lot more intuitive than playing over someone else's. You gain deeper understanding on what you're playing over.

Excellent list!

When I started out I never got anything but a distortion pedal and that’s all I had for years. I don’t see the harm in one - sometimes you just need a boost on your amp’s gain to get into metal territory or a good lead tone. Plus the controls are pretty simple, you’re not going to waste a lot of time with one. But I agree with everything else you said. Avoid wahs and delays for sure.

Thank you for these great beginners advice videos, Robert. As a newer guitar player they are very useful.

I have Fender mustang V2 amp, so I can basically get sounds without pedals. Do I need pedals though?

Starting Out - Squire, cheap amp and tuner 1st upgrade - Used HRD and looper pedal

I think the all in one pedals (like a zoom) are a great first or second pedal. They can really help you learn about what pedals do and what ones you would actually use. I wouldn't recommend one as soon as you start playing though.

When I was getting really serious about playing, I had an Epiphone Les Paul Special and an older Crate practice amp (which I still have and enjoy). I thought I had it made. I never even thought about pedals.

Dude, that guitar sounds AMAZING. Can you post what you’re playing through and any pedals you’re using? I have a few Les Pauls, but THAT tone is incredible.

@EnterJustice

2 жыл бұрын

I've been wondering the same. It's not the guitar - he has the same bitey tone with any guitar. He uses a Revv but I'm sure there's some sort of EQ/treble boost involved as well.

I think it's also a good idea to avoid noise surpressors at first :). Don't get me wrong they are amazing I use Boss-NS daily, but I believe as a beginner you need to hear your mistakes in order to make you a better player.

Best Pedals FOR beginners, MXR Distortion + or a Boss DS-1 :)

@chadcrawford1502

3 жыл бұрын

Fullbore Metal ALWAYS! Then 🎸 ROCK

Three 'Metal Zone' pedals chained together....with a CryBaby at the end...

Line 6 POD XT Live. I had one of these for about 2 years and it does take time away from practice because all of the factory crunchy presets sound identical at first and same goes with the factory clean presets. Also, my dad bought the original Axe Efx when it first came out and he has yet to use it because according to him, “you need an engineering degree just to get the foot controller programmed” and he’s old school so he prefers a simple pedal board.

Are the playing snippets an example of tone to be avoided?

When I started playing. I wanted a simple distortion pedal. My focus was on something like the DS-1 from Boss. But I got roped into getting the MXR double shot. Great pedal, still have it, but I ran into the problem he was discussing of playing more with the pedal, and not the guitar. Eventually I just left it at one setting so I can practice technique.

Love your content buddy. Got a lot out the legend scale vid got me thinking for sure. I know you have a lot more experience at various products but is there any noiseless single coils pu for strat you could point me in the right direction. Play a lot of rock and roll with a touch of blues. Around 200 is the budget. Know your busy so if ya can’t get back to me no worries. Keep on rocking buddy.

Thank you. I've got a lot of good info from you that makes sense. So many guitarist I personally know get sucked into things that are cool but not when you do it all the time. It's a piece of the puzzle not whole damn puzzle!

Excellent suggestions. I’d add harmonisers and Octavers and pitch shifters. Very technica and fiddly. I think compressor still you understand what they do - they’re not a boost and they’re not an overdrive. Though they can do both that’s not what they’re best at. And delays. You’ve got to know how to set them. And bad habits learned early stick. Just my opinions.

A word on batteries for beginners. If you plan on shelving a pedal for a good length of time, remember to TAKE THE BATTERIES OUT. I did this with late seventies Ibanez flanger (the big green one) and when I came back to it the batteries were a rusted heap of toxic chemical waste. Completely ruined the unit.

The one pedal I wish I had when I started is a delay. Delay pedals can be used to practice tempos, and, since getting my delay pedal, my rhythms are improved when strumming, picking, tapping, and fingerpicking.

When i was a begginer i got a zoom multi effects thingy that sucked but i didnt know at the time. The thing was super fun to use and i used it a few years till it just couldnt keep up. Im convinced that this helped me to keep guitar interesting when the lack of skill was keeping me to actually have fun playing wich i would say is the most important thing.

The first amp I bought was the Vox vt40+ tube amp. there is so many effects on that amp it is amazing. But I couldnt wait to get a pedal. especially a distortion pedal. so then I can go from clean to distortion and back to clean without having to mess with the amp. I've owned a lot of pedals and all worth the money. :)

@cookiesw9270

5 жыл бұрын

I started on a vox vt40x great amp and great effects

Thank you for helping me out with all you video🔥

Also, a beginner might really really REALLY need a looper.

My first pedal was a BOSS PS5 I got from my uncle for my 13th birthday, but my favorite pedal of all time is either my Peavey Delta Stomp or BOSS FDR1. My Grandpa was the lead singer for Steppenwolf back in 79 so he has like 2 boxes filled to the brim with pedals, so I started out with not only with the PS5, but a Rat, a vox wah that I somehow broke, a bad monkey, all sorts of awesome shit.

When I started I had a Legend strat copy (Aria) and a Riley 15w amp with an OD channel that did not sound good so I wen't down to the music store and bought a BOSS DS-1 and that made it much more fun! It's important to get somewhat the tone youre after if it's gonna be fun. My second guitar had a hb in the bridge and a floyd. BTW the Legend strat is now rebuilt with the floyd from that guitar, jumbo frets and a single slanted hb and is as badass as I wanted to have from the beginning.

Learned the effect trade with a boss me-25. Overwhelming at the time but happy now coz I learned it all the first 2yrs I played

good info, thanks

Currently pedal shopping .. just got a messa dual rec roadster, and I never realized how much I played with great reverb, delay and chorus with cleaner tones..

My first and only pedal as a beginner is a simple looper (Boss RC-1). I think this should be with your tuner recommendation. It’s more of a tool to help with timing than it is a distraction.

What I did is I bought the Boss ME-80. It an emulator that has a preamp, different amp simulators and about pedal available, even a Wah that also does single octave up and does and two octaves up. $300 which is the cost of a couple pedals. You can plug it into an amp cabinet or headphones.

Found a killer deal on a used Boss GT8 for my son ($70). He loves it but we only use it 1-2 times a week. That way he focuses on practicing most of the week and also gets a couple of days to mess around and find cool new noises on the GT-8 too.

I was a beginner and i was in an environment with lots of pedals coming and going. 15+ years later my pedalboard is ridiculous. over a dozen pedals are in my chain and i own a ton and my pedalboard is easily the most expensive part of my rig. Id like to weigh in on your "avoid pedals" tip. YOURE RIGHT. As it turns out, im now doing alot of catch up on actual essential guitar knowledge that i should have been practicing all the hours i was twiddling knobs and just noodling around. i love my pedals, but if you dive into them too much youll eventually find out youre playing the pedals more than the guitar, and even worse, sometimes the pedals are playing the guitar and you. Get a good modeling amp like he said. its a good intro to most all the effects and they usually are forced to be quiet with very few parameters. maybe a footswitch to change from clean to dirty channels would be handy, or maybe a good distortion or overdrive can be very good for a beginner but i wouldnt recommend anymore than that.

in my experience when starting up on electric guitar, i bought a small multifx pedal and explore the effects i actually needed before thinking of buying stomp boxes

Totally agree with your comments! You missed out one vital pedal for me - the accelerator pedal - it's what got me to lessons, rehearsals and gigs. It's fun to overindulge, too! 😜

The wah was the first pedal I bought with my first electric, but I was playing mostly rhythm

im buying a guitar soon and im thinking of a Fender SQ Bullet is it a good choice and what amp should i get to go with it

When started playing I didn’t have pedals. My amp was one of those tiny 386 IC “smokey” ones that had a very small speaker. One day the “amp” fell in the couch’s cushions and I loved the sound it made better when the speaker was slightly muffled. As far as spending too much time messing with effects, the Boss GT-100 is sure a time waster in that regards. 😆

I only started recently and after trying and not getting the sound i wanted from my amp effects i went with pedals. Dial them in, mark the pedal so i know the positions incase the dials get moved and i am done. Practice is so much more fun and appealing if you have the sound you like rather than the sound others tell you to have. Pretty sure the sounds i like would horrify everyone else but they make me want to pick up and play and thats the important bit.

Thanks robert ,this was a help.. Peace!

An ID: Core 10 is perfect for beginners! Used, they arent much more than any other practice amp but you get a ton of effects and you can record your playing. There is more than enough fun stuff for beginners to play around with in that amp. I wish I had it when I got my first guitar, frankly.

The song from 4:50 is off your EP right?! I got it and listen to it all the time. Great stuff man!!👌

Robert i think you should do a lesson video on all the riffs you played in between talking on this video! Killer stuff man!

I have about 1 year and me and my instructor have just now started a song. I have the Blackstar Ht-1R tube amp. I love my amp it sound great clean and I went through the whole modleing preset phase and I fell in love with the sound of a tube amp. I picked the Blackstar because it was only 1 watt so I don't upset the other people in my apartment building and it sounded awesome clean. Now I have come to a point where I am going to need certain tones that this amp can not do on its self. So for anyone reading this do you know of a modeling amp that sounds good and has some effect like delay and a couple of other effects. I really don't want to get in to the pedals because I never plan to be on stage I just want to be the best guitar player I can be and play the music I like. So do I give up the sound of a tube amp and get the pedals or is there a modeling amp out there that sound good. I am thinking about a Fender tube amp that has the effects I need but it is big and $500. Thanks in advance.

I didn't get my first "pedal" until a good ten years into playing guitar: Up until early this year I was either using modeling amps *or* a Line-6 Pod when I was just starting out.

I think I'll get an HX STomp soonish. My plan however is to make/find only 3-4 barebone presets, one per classic amp and using it that way first.

Thank you for sharing

Did he say looper? (Think I saw a Ditto in the thumbnail)... if not, I’d say a looper is a great first pedal but only after you’ve mastered some foundational stuff (like playing really clear open and barre chords). Once you get to that points it’s a great tool for teaching rhythm and soloing over changes. Also, great point about the battery powered pedals, learned that mistake the difficult way. Great series Robert, wish this was around years ago when I started out.

@BAMozzy69

5 жыл бұрын

He didn't mention a Looper but that should be the first (or second if you buy a tuner pedal) one to buy. They can be a bit tricky to get the timings down to start/stop loops but they are invaluable to a starter - they are better than just a Metronome to practice to - even if you just set a very basic chord backing to practice scales over. That 'tick' of a metronome is awful and having some 'chord' structure is more inspiring, more like making music and you can also learn which notes really work too...

@c.g.vonhagenstein7576

5 жыл бұрын

I agree about a looper being a useful tool once some essentials are learned. To me a looper is more of a tool or piece of equipment or guitar accessory (even though it *is* often in pedal form). In this context I think of pedals more as things which shape and alter your tone and sound, and consequently, often the way you play. A looper is less about that and more about experimenting with playing over chord progressions and layering things and so forth. Loopers also make you practice getting your timing down punching in and out of your loops ‘cause if you don’t get that down your loops are going to be off when they end/start over. Love my looper.

@gabrieltedone9529

5 жыл бұрын

My first pedal was a looper, so lucky to have gone for it before any other pedals.

So the MetalZone is a go then? Great!

All that riffs sound amazing. Are there yours? Some of those sound familiar. Could you please write which ones are those so I can learn them?

Wow, can I ever relate to the endless tweaking. I have a Boss Katana and it is a great amp, but you can get lost tweaking and setting up presets (if you are inclined to do so). Also, great tone from that setup, what are you running through?

I believe I got ahold of peds way to early in my playing. A distortion made it sooooo much easier to play. And a wah made it sound like I could play much faster and more intricate than I really could. When I found myself actually practicing using the wah to take it I realized I was screwing up. Got rid of it and started working harder on my chops. Much of what you've said here is dead on.

Hey man, can you compare overdrives and clean boosts vs compressors for metal/ dual humbucker. Which one is best for tightening up chugs vs this or that, etc 👍