Show D'Addario that love, check out the XPND pedalboard here ddar.io/samurai1

@moth.6380

2 жыл бұрын

Ok

@ravendemo4980

2 жыл бұрын

I am also a D’Addario user. That was possibly the only ad I didn’t skip. :)

@lnzeloh

2 жыл бұрын

That's a sweet design.

@aliensporebomb

2 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for something like that for years!

@shredmaster2000

2 жыл бұрын

This is actually a gimmicky pedalboard that seems extremely useful. The main benefit I see is that, depending on the gig or setting you're playing in, you can pack the appropriate sized pedalboard easily. The downside I see is that wiring could be a hassle with changing things around constantly.

Now that Sammy read the harpad fake quote out loud, it became a real quote and they never have to change it.

@choogiesaur

2 жыл бұрын

lmfao

@diazine6170

2 жыл бұрын

They already changed it when I went to the site.

@ricbachman1727

2 жыл бұрын

Lol text text text

@richardgraham5140

2 жыл бұрын

But the harpad sounds absolutely amazing, a little clunky though

I definitely want to see a "bottom 5" list. I want to see the jellyfish pick return

@thejulinks

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! It would definitely be a fitting end to the jellyfish-saga. One last rant in the classic passive-aggressive Sammy G style.

@whitenoise509

2 жыл бұрын

I would absolutely watch that! I worked in a guitar store for years, and some seriously weird stuff would filter through every now and then.

@c.nelson3747

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing Sammy G trash talk the jellyfish has become such a staple of the channel to me lmao, what a goofy gimmick it is.

@theystoleitfromus

2 жыл бұрын

It can't return until it leaves.

@creatingbeautifulsongs7946

2 жыл бұрын

Please just make a top worst list but make it a 10 second video and just list the jellyfish pick!

I also carry a Plumbus with me to every gig. Couldn't perform without it. Best thing I own

@hanreality.7266

2 жыл бұрын

What, better than your guitar??

@tyrantstomper

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of shleem are you using? The stock shleem sounds kind of dark and I'm trying to brighten up my tone.

@carpediemarts705

2 жыл бұрын

...rewatches the entire video to catch the Plumbus mentioned... Doh!

@preston_4824

2 жыл бұрын

@@tyrantstomper I use the semour duncan hot shleems personally, they sound great

@GrunthosTFlatulent

2 жыл бұрын

I used to but I trapped the fleeb in the lid once. Needed a to go back and be re-dinglebopped. Nightmare!

I'm expecting the 5 worst guitar gadgets to include only the Jellyfish pick. In 5 different colors.

@hanreality.7266

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I figured it would be all the five worst things but I never thought about all the colours!

@cedricrickdelsol9767

2 жыл бұрын

Make this top comment!

Imagine if the Worst list is the Jellyfish pick 5 times and he just finds a new thing to hate every time he counts down

@maxkennedy1713

Жыл бұрын

The only pick that’s hard to lose

Nice to see all the good gadgets together in one video. The 12-string one sounded especially legit text text text text. Nice to see all the good gadgets together in one video. The 12-string one sounded especially legit text text text text.

@jakekeys88music

2 жыл бұрын

This wins the comments section.

We need companies to donate some new guitar accessories to Steve so he can make more of these videos.

@videosefilmes22

2 жыл бұрын

Who's Steve

@rileyscherer129

2 жыл бұрын

@@videosefilmes22 it's Sammy Gs real name

@videosefilmes22

2 жыл бұрын

@@rileyscherer129 I always thought his real name was Samuel

@barretprivateer8768

2 жыл бұрын

I can build a pedal that's so bizarre it's basically unusable but he didn't respond to my message asking to send him one for free

@rileyscherer129

2 жыл бұрын

@@videosefilmes22 nope it's Steve. Really threw me for a loop when I found out

I bought the Picasso Guitar Bow a few months ago. It's such a unique tool. A lot of reverb & delay goes along way with it. Gives it a little more sustain. I use mine with a Boss RC-300 so I'm able to stack multiple tracks and harmonize.

@graydeotto2820

2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried it with electric or just acoustics?

@jamierawls1918

2 жыл бұрын

@@graydeotto2820 somewhat. It’s made for acoustic. Back and forth motion and all. You’d have to have something similar with an electric for it to be effective. Otherwise, the sonic Ebow would be better

@mytandasouder4485

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamierawls1918 my favorite use of the ebow is "ratatat" I remember first hearing their music and thinking to myself... "wtf, how?"

@jamierawls1918

2 жыл бұрын

@@mytandasouder4485 never heard of them before but did check them out. I can definitely hear that ebow on some of the tracks like “Cherry” and “Loud Pipes”.

@mytandasouder4485

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamierawls1918 yeah they make some unique sounds! Thet put on a hell of a show to! Kinda trippy haha

the chordinero is basically a cheat code for open string math rock stuff and I'm loving it. Add trying to combine it with weird tunings and you basically have a whole new instrument!

Pirate rock is now a genre I need to explore more.

The triller reminds me of Tony Levin's "Funk Fingers" -- he sawed off two drumsticks, affixed velcro to strap them to his two plucking fingers, then went to town. He actually recorded some some songs with it (eg, Peter Gabriel's "Steam") en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_fingers

@nonservitium

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I was gonna say...I use a drum stick, lol

Genuine question. If you weren't aware of the existance of the "guitar triller", and you heard that track you wrote, what would you think it was used to make that sound, and/or how would you recreate it? I'm curious.

@vicarrighi

2 жыл бұрын

Flamenco maybe

@HankHopeless

2 жыл бұрын

A teaspoon.....

@Jimjolnir

2 жыл бұрын

I'd probably think it was an effect like a delay or an echo.

@Limbaugh_

2 жыл бұрын

A pick

@BedroomDivision

2 жыл бұрын

my first thought was it sounds like a gate pedal set to 16/32nd notes

I love the song you created for the Harpad. Belongs in a boss battle of a video game.

My Personal Thoughts: Spoilers btw (lol duh) The Guitar Triller: As a percussionist myself, this thing is actually really cool. I love the articulation you can get with it. The Pickaso Bow: After so many years of gadgets failing to make your guitar sound like a violin, I’m glad someone finally got it right. Well done, Pickaso. Very well done. The Harpad: This thing seems really useful. It looks like it can help your guitar sound more full .text text text text This thing seems really useful. It looks like it can help your guitar sound more full .text text text text The Passarelle Bridge: I love the sound of a Koto, and the fact that you can make your guitar sound like one with this is amazing. The Chordinero Capo: I absolutely agree. This thing is by far the best gimmicky guitar gadget ever. Like you said, having to rethink the layout of your instrument all because of an open tuning is a huge hassle, and definitely can’t be fun. This thing fixes that, and it does even more. I’d love to get one for myself.

I know that deep down you really love the Jellyfish pick because no matter how many times you throw it away, it always shows up again.

Would love to see how the the mix between some gadgets would sound, like the Passerelle Bridge with the Pickasso Bow and maybe some other weird combinations, maybe it turns out nice

@88_TROUBLE_88

2 жыл бұрын

Was just thinking that exact same thing right before I scrolled to see your post

@garrettheady6585

2 жыл бұрын

i’m pretty sure the passerelle and the triller would sound near-identical to a dulcimer; however, with the large bends made possible by the passerelle, it would be very interesting to see how the sound quality and character differs.

@Henrikipotela

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same thought but with a violin bow as opposed to the shorter draw of the Picasso bow, great comment my man!

I absolutely love the passerelle! It's not gimmicky at all after you get used to it and learn the techniques. For example Alexandr Misko managed to produce an extremely technical and beautiful cover of the theme from Titanic. I've also made a few videos imitating the sound of the guzheng or koto, along with a short tutorial video. I am having so much fun with it!

@elballoonatic

2 жыл бұрын

it sounds the most musical to me

@dandanramdhanik7720

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fqx2msekY7qYm7g.html recommendation

Chordinero is a Songwriters dream. I want it now. Also, that pirate rock thing kinda had some polyphia vibes and also kinda reminds me of fairy tail, I want a full version of that

@chloebaloneyxx

2 жыл бұрын

Check out some open tunings, like FACGCE, never meant by american football is one in that tuning. Essentially the same thing, just with open strings

@SlyHikari03

2 жыл бұрын

@@chloebaloneyxx ah neat. Fun stuff.

7:20 Sweet home Alabama is now Sweet home Kanagawa

That trilly plastic thing lets the hammer bounce off the string. I think that's what those piano mimicking devices lack. The hammer rebound.

I have all 3 versions of the Chordinero and it is far and away the best tool for a guitarist. Whether is on an acoustic baritone, an acoustic 8 string, an electric 8 string, or a lefty 6 on a 9 string, it’s amazing. Highly recommend it it everyone.

Thanks for pronouncing D'Addario correctly.

@daddarioandco

2 жыл бұрын

We whole-heartedly second that statement!

I love that Sammy G doesn't only show the thing and go "Is good!", but tries to show how it could be used in a musical setting...

I don't think we've ever heard our guitars played quite like this... until now! Thanks for opening our minds, Sammy G 🤯

I like how you give the toys a fair shot, not just dink around with them and claim they suck, as many others do.

You should make a song using all of them combined. That would truly be a sight to behold.

3:54 "The devil pulled out his *guitar* and said 'I'll start this show!' And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow. When he dragged that bow across the strings, it let out an evil hiss, then a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this..." -Charlie Daniels, in 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia

I would love to see you play with the chordinero capo, the Japanese sounding bridge thing, and the bow all at once

@Chris-mc2dt

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think the chordinero and bridge can be used together

@DMac12flyers

2 жыл бұрын

The koto and bow could be awesome together

@paperkidpainting3922

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-mc2dt you'll never know if you don't try

@Chris-mc2dt

2 жыл бұрын

@@paperkidpainting3922 I mean, like, physically.

@thefatcat6695

2 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-mc2dt lmao

I like how he throws away the jellyfish pick every time only for it to show up in the next guitar gadget video 😄

Man! Pirate Rock really is your genre!! I need a full album of your stuff, aye! Captain!

Pedro Aznar one of our best Argentinian musicians, has a song called Muñequitos de Papel, which is all played with a similar "gadget" to the triller, a screwdriver! It sounds exactly the same (except that he plays bass), but it is definitely worth a listen.

@eficer04

2 жыл бұрын

Aznar is a genius!

This video was brilliant! A bunch of gadgets I’d never have known nor cared about and you showed how they could all be useful. Brilliant

The tone you dialed in for the Chordinero presentation sounds sooo good. Would totally hear it in some post rockish music. Great vid as usual 🖤

Great video! Looking forward to concluding the series with the top 5 works of all time!

Duuuude you missed out on huge combination song using all of those together 🤘 I'm still waiting for "violin" to kick in on the pirate theme =) While typing this it could actually ve your next collab. Challenge Paul and others and send them your gimmick selection of the year to see what they come up with!

Would have been cool to hear The Allman Brothers use the Pasarelle Bridge, sounds like it would have been perfect for them.

It's been a minute since I've watched your videos and now I'm having a blast binging all the new ones

The guitar triller can be done with a drumstick to a point. Sigur Ros uses a drumstick on bass guitar in their song "hafsol".

"Bottom 5 worst gadgets" has KZread Short written all over it

i really dig what you’ve done with the harpad. sounds so good

This series is was what got me into guitar three years ago, thanks sammy g

7:15 I hope I don't leave the wrong impression when I say this, but if you are titled "the samurai guitarist" then this attatchment pairs well with your channel. (I would love to get one too if I played more accoustic)

if you do end up continuing the series, you could do gimmickey guitar gadgets combined, like I'm fairly sure the pickaso and the passerelle bridge would sound awesome together :)

Rhe Chordinero is beyond amazing!! Brings you to new tonal landscapes in seconds. Love it!!

man, time really flies. The first gimmicky guitar gadgets video introduced me to your channel yet here we are

Thank you so much! These gadgets are so fun to use.

As soon as you started using that pickaso bow i got flashbacks to beginner violin class... Sent shivers down my spine xD

Man!! Your compositions are out of this world. Very unique.

That song at the end was very Canadian. I loved it. pretty cool gadget.

Hey! Thank you so much Samurai! Glad to have you in our creative family!! 🤟

That piece you put together with the Chordinero was really good!!

That Koto bridge thing absolutely needs to be used on an 8 string, or even a 9 string guitar.

The harp pad had me thinking about the fretboard explorer harp rail. Might be a little late if we're coming to the end of this series, but I've really enjoyed mine. Rather than the extra set of strings set over the neck to make it a '12-string' this rail clamps on the body and adds drone strings. Saw your video about the Emerald Synergy X-20 - this is similar but is a conversion device for a regular acoustic guitar.

Kaki King and Samuraiguitarist - now that's a collab we need to see.

Loved the Sweet Home Okinawa demo!

Some very clever ideas and you did great demonstrations. Wow

The best gimmicky guitar gadget I own is a boss ds1 that someone painted and named the "BMW boost"

Fun list, Sammy! Well done, and I may end up getting a few of those. The XPND pedal board seems legit. Also, a bottom 5 list would be pretty fun(ny)

Aside from the gadgets, I loved hearing the massive range of styles you can play. Very cool!

If there were a way to make the paserelle bridge move up and down the neck, that would be amazing. All of these gadgets are cool as hell! Thanks! 😁

I quite enjoyed these jams. Thank you Sammy G!

I absolutely love that prog-rock ditty with the Harpad!

Am I the only one who wants a full version of that last song? That shit slapps.

I really like your mini prog rock composition for the harpad, I would pay to hear a full version! Also it made me think that the only reason I've had a love affair with prog rock is to replicate the way I felt listening to Yes as a kid, but now I think I'll never be able to :(

the part you played for the harpad was really great. would love a full version of that

I need that Chordinaro. As soon as you showed it on screen I knew it was made to take your arpeggios to the next level.

I would die for a compilation of all of your improvised tunes with information about what inspired it! It would be a great sample of a ton of interesting styles :)

This was fun :) Thank you Samurai!

Great little riff thing you played for #3. Not gonna lie that melody blew me away.

The Guitar Triller is a dulcimer hammer, pretty much. Very cool idea. Sounded super nifty!

I love how you make up Random weird genres and they just sound amazing Also I would’ve never thought to use the weird bridge thing For country music awesome

The triller has some unique sounds that can come with it if you let it bounce you can get some interesting double, triple etc strums quicker than a finger could

I had a box with springs that would make an acoustic guitar sound like it had reverb. It was fun, but I knew I would never play out with it - and I would never rehearse with it either - so I sold it. It sold surprisingly quicly. Then I saw two more at auction so I snatched them up and sold them too. Thank goodness. It would have been embarrassing to end up with TWO of them when I was trying to clean out my closet.

I'm only a learner (23 years now!) but i like the roadie 3 tuner. Great for alternate tunings on my ukuleles and guitars.😁

Loved this. The perfect video. Subscribed.

The pirate rock tune was cool! Great vid thanks

The ‘Sammy G pays his bills’ progress bar got me to not skip the ad. You’re great at what you do, keep it up brother!

I've actually seen Yvette Young use the Chordinero. It's awesome.

@chordinero

2 жыл бұрын

Where did you see that? Was that online or IRL? I know she has one but wasn't sure if she's actually played it in public :) /Joakim, Chordinero

One good use I can think of for the Pickaso Bow is using it to imitate Jimmy Page’s bow use without destroying an actual cello bow.

@andrewkaminskas7721

2 жыл бұрын

Back in the 90's I pretty much begged my teacher to show me Kashmir and he was like "Eh nah that shit is played with a violin bow or something"

the first one would sound sick if you tried it using that tosin abasi selective picking style technique. sick video man! thanks for the cool content

Yo what that Harpad clip was insane that sounded awesome

These actually were all pretty cool. I’d like to see how many of them work with bass too. The ebow is great especially with a fretless but it can be tricky for short quick notes so that picasso bow might be able to solve this issue.

That pseudo 12 string prog song sounded awesome.

pickasso bow + passerelle bridge is basically a new instrument, it's a guitar but with enough bridge to play individual strings with a bow. Seems super neat.

This video is amazing! I love these gadgets!

I've used a spoon to do the same as the Guitar Triller. I've played guitar with a vibrator too. One time I tried an old dried up felt tip pen and I loved the sound. That made me search up some picks made of felt, but they don't have quite the same sound. I think the material is too hard.

Just noticed the “Sami pays his bills time” bar at the bottom, nice one Sami 👍

Kaki King rules. A friend of my sisters that we grew up with dated Kaki back when her career was taking off. She was super cool and generous with the money she was suddenly making. When she performed on David Letterman, she brought all their friends along. So my sister got to come with. They were picked up by a limo, spent the night at a five star hotel, and hung out backstage of the David Letterman show.

My "gimmicky" guitar gadget that I own is a capo that helps change strings on me acoustic

@RoloTomasie

2 жыл бұрын

It's a nice "gimmic." Also, are you a pirate?

@stefanr9943

2 жыл бұрын

How does a capo help?

Wow I've seen your channel for a few yrs now and I just realized I haven't subscribed... Well lol I subbed. Lol idk why but I feel bad that I'm just subscribing to your channel.

I could see it’s use in the ccm and ambient scene(the bow device)

I am so getting the expandable pedal board for my birthday! Oof! I’m so excited!

I love the sound of the first one so much 😍

Thumbs up for the Pirate rock! ;) That gadget's definitely worthy of the #1 spot!

Man, all those compositions were really good but they last one deserves to be a full song!

you can combine the guitar triller and the passerelle bridge to mimick a hammered dulcimer! Aaah, now I wanna know what it'd sound like! Also that harpad solo was sick

gotta say, you really showed off the Chordinero's high points. that was the best sounding pirate rock anyone ever played.

The last 3 gadgets look and sound amazing!

Holy crap Sammy G turned into Rob Scallon for a second at 8:40