The next time you think about buying an expensive guitar

[Duh]

The next time you think about buying an expensive guitar watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kib4VkkynEw

[Imbler]

Awesome talent, and even at his young age I would bet on thousands of practice hours

[charles Tauber]

Too many people believe their skill is proportional to the cost of their gear. It isn't. Skilled people can sound great on an instrument of nearly any price range, as the video demonstrates.

[ManyMartinMan]

That's great. To me it's a better example of what one can do if they get good instruction. Like a earlier-in-the-week thread - it's not the instrument. It's the musician.

[gr81dorn]

And buy an expensive ukulele instead?

[BT55]

That was IMPRESSIVE!!!
Tommy Emmanuel watch out - he’s coming for your audience.

[Cool555]

Yes. A good musician will make every guitar or ukulele look good...even an inexpensive one...and vice versa.

[Steadfastly]

Yes, very impressive. It's amazing what they can do with smoke and mirrors these days!

Seriously, this kid had put some huge hours into his playing. Did you also notice the size of his hands and fingers? Perfect for playing guitar.

As for the instrument, it still sounds cheap. It would sound a whole lot cheaper if I was playing it but it still sounds cheap with very little depth and sustain.

[Rosewood99]

I have no idea what your point is. Lesser guitars can sound better miced up.

[gr81dorn]

Originally Posted by Steadfastly

As for the instrument, it still sounds cheap. It would sound a whole lot cheaper if I was playing it but it still sounds cheap with very little depth and sustain.

Pretty sure this one Could be north of $2000. Far from cheap in my book. This kid has some cheaper ukes, but a few pretty high end ones. I’ve seen him
play some Kanileas that are surely $1500-2500. This appears to be one of the high end aNueNues with custom inlays all over it (or a cheap onen I haven’t seen before). Hard to tell, but I am guessing he’s graduated beyond the $300 ukes he cut his teeth on and is maybe even sponsored now or in a world where he can afford and access many top shelf ukes. Clearly he has some.

[ManyMartinMan]

Originally Posted by gr81dorn

Pretty sure this one Could be north of $2000. ....

What does a $2,000 uke sound like?................A ukulele. So, to me, that's a waste of $1,800.

[frankmcr]

Originally Posted by Duh

The next time you think about buying an expensive guitar watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kib4VkkynEw

Absolutely!

Six strings bad, four strings good!

[Ed66]

Agreed. I don't know Uke's at all but from the looks of it, that one is more impressive than most I've seen. Of course compared to a decent guitars tone and sustain a Uke would be expected to be thin.

[Tnfiddler]

The next time I think about buying an expensive guitar, I’ll buy another expensive guitar! Some people buy expensive guitars because they want to and totally understand that the guitar isn’t going to make them a better player. An expensive guitar can inspire you to play more and become a better player.

[TBman]

I can play 6 strings and I'll buy any guitar I want.

We were all young and fast one time too don't forget.

Getting old ain't for sissies....