The History of Guitar

Where did the guitar come from?
We learn about and play 7 instruments along the path of the guitar's evolution,
from the Arabic Oud to the modern acoustic as we know it today.

*asterisks
- Scholars disagree about whether the renaissance guitar is a direct descendant from the lute or an independent creation.

My guitar courses are available within the Guitareo membership :)
Also, my beginner course, GuitarQuest, is still available on it's own too

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Studio assistant/rad dude: Rasheed Thomas

Also...

[sltmmfy]

"I don't know what year exactly it was made" good save Vampire

[thHellJumper]

Every musician after playing in front of people: "something like that"

[caielesr]

Blows the mind to know that Brandon actually witnessed himself how the guitar evolved throughout the centuries.

[taccamine]

This guy is not just a historian with loads of interesting and sensible theoretical knowledge. He's a really amazing musician too. Flawless technique and astonishing sensitive dynamic expression. And with such a nice humble personality. Respect

[DeadBeatDex]

Brandon: "So we have a softer, more mellow sou-"

Rob being Rob: *plays flamenco*

[Simrasil_]

I would not be surprised if Brandon Acker was actually an immortal vampire that has lived through all of these epochs himself

[gurbuz]

The oud song in the 4:58 is called "Uskudara Gider Iken", is a folk song from Ottoman Era composed by Dimitri Kantemiroğlu. Fun fact it's melody is also sampled in Boney M's Rasputin.

[bilal]

This video shall be mandatory for all music schools. His knowledge and repertoire blows me away. What a treasure of talent.

[JonnaaM]

Brandon’s acting skills are just as good as his guitar skills. When he explains the history of the instruments, it really seems like he wasn’t there during their creation. Perfection

[lemlem]

I will NEVER get tired of Brandon being featured on this channel. He is an absolute JOY to listen to

[OmegaMarioMaster]

Time stamps for my fav pieces of each instrument they played:
Arabic oud: 4:58 6:47
Renaissance lute: 12:50 21:32
Renaissance Guitar: 23:41 25:43
Baroque Guitar: 28:36 30:01
19th century Guitar: 38:48 42:10
Classical Guitar: 46:38 45:43
Modern Guitar: 51:16 52:38

[OfficialPanamaYoutubeChannel]

im doing a report on the history of guitar and this just gave me about 4 pages worth of content. so glad i found this and yes i did cite the video

[BaBaBaBenny]

I like how these videos are 90% Rob letting Brandon take the reigns and 10% Rob killing it on instruments he's holding for the first time.

[dulldyl]

I’m about 90% sure Brandon is a vampire who’s been around since the Medieval Ages.

[hhea]

as a middle eastren, it makes me so happy seeing people appreciate part of our culture. love ur channel, keep up the great work!

[Avi-rnei]

Wow the Oud really blew me away. Never expected it to sound so rich and cool.

[RaynP]

Who else really wants to see Brandon play Rob's 8 string and 9 string

[kaizoaudio]

Brandon is such a cool dude.
His knowledge blows me away, even if he wasn’t also a fantastic musician.

[foxnamedandrea]

I got so nostalgic for the oud, my sister used to play it a lot and hearing it again brings me back to the days I remember her practicing so much in her room oh gosh she played it so well too

[flaarcher]

As an older guy trying to learn how to play, I found this to have a wealth of information about playing. As a former history teacher, this touched a whole different set of interests!