Noel Gallagher On YouTube Guitar Videos

Watch Noel Gallagher talk about YouTube guitar videos and how Oasis had no guidance on what gear they should be using or how to use it!

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In this excerpt from Gibson TV’s Icons with Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Noel talks about the rise of YouTube guitar tutorials and how people today have access to so many different tips, tricks, and videos to help them get the best sound. Definitely NOT something that was around in the 90s!

Watch as he reflects on their Knebworth gig, how he took to the stage with just a wooden board, tuner, and delay pedal, and listen as Noel recounts how he never knew how to dial the settings on his amp until recently. In this exclusive clip from Icons, Noel Gallagher shares his thoughts on the current state of young musicians and the abundance of information available today. He reflects on the early days of Oasis, recalling how they managed with minimal equipment and little guidance on how to use the gear they were playing with—learning that the louder the amp goes, the more you should turn the bass down. Noel humorously recounts stories from their iconic Knebworth gigs and the lessons he learned about gear and sound over the years. He also gives us a nostalgic and insightful look at how the music scene has evolved. He also expresses his admiration for the kids of today playing in bands and the importance of finding your unique path as a musician.

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[waxbell]

This made me think of an interview with Paul McCartney. He said that they took a bus to another part of the city to visit a guy who knows a neat chord. So they visit the guy and he shows them how to play a B7 (i think that was the chord). And then they went home and practiced that chord.

[mathewkirk]

I picked up the guitar really easily in high school and spent the first few years learning Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and general virtuoso type songs, thinking I was awesome. However, it was the average guys who were playing four chord punk songs on a Friday night that got the girls and had the most fun. I changed my attitude pretty quickly after figuring that out…. Noel is spot on - nobody cares how many scales you know, but if you can strum G, D, Am, C, and D in order, you can get Live Forever…

[englishiowa]

My biggest complaint about most guitar youtubers is that yeah, the big ones are really talented -- but none of them write songs. I'd take Noel's "un-virtuosic" playing on his excellently crafted songs over some home studio dude's riff motif every time. Youtubers mostly just write muzak because their videos are mainly just ad vehicles anyways.

[syx]

I agree with Noel. Many guitar channels are focused on those chasing virtuosity, or just the basics. Most of the songwriting lessons I've found were by pianists.

[DavidOakesMusic]

He's no John Petrucci obviously - but when he wanted to solo - he could hold his own for sure. It's such a shame he quit playing lead.

[JonathonCarolan]

Love this! Yes there are many benefits to having the info we have now as guitarists but personally I find it extremely overwhelming at times to the point where it puts me off even picking up the guitar because the love of playing is lost in needing to sound as perfect as the many YouTube videos that are out there. We’ve lost authenticity in the search for perfection.

[johnboyce]

At last some one who actually says it’s okay not to be a virtuoso like everyone seems obsessed by

[JRO]

Slash inspired me to play melodic guitar solos (not the fast ones, though), Keith Richards inspired me to play rhythm stuff and Noel inspired me to focus on writing better songs.

[cryptohalloffame]

nothing beats practicing, whether it's just doing scales or trying to write a song or learn a song, it's all in the practice and performing

[mattwyre]

He's right. Sometimes peoples limits have lead them to greatness. If he was a guitar shredder back then would he have bothered to write Live Forever ? nope. He'd have been busy shredding. Because it is an amazing skill to have but you're alot less likely to be working on those types of simple songs that mean the world to people

[csharp]

Couldn’t agree with him more. I often wish we had these informative videos in the 80s and 90s. I’ve learned more in the last past 6 months than I did in 6 years teaching myself.

But that was the journey. Going to music stores and buying sheet music, listening to a recording over and over trying to figure out one chord. Paying for music lesson with crappy teachers who had no idea how to teach. Or why were they teaching me rock power chords and I was playing R&B? Buying guitar magazines to look at the transcriptions of popular music. That being said, I wouldn’t trade my journey for anything.

[Manbearpig]

Noel isn’t a guitar player he is a song writer and a world class one at that

[markweaver]

Love watching the Chicago music exchange vids with Nathaniel Murphy,
He’s great.

[roreel]

That's a master class level lesson at the end there folks

[NJR]

Does he have a podcast?!?! Could listen to him ramble all day. Very entertaining.

[colm]

He’s not a guitar player - he’s a songwriter that can play guitar.

[theinspirals]

He's right you know. There's the 1986 teen me with The Complete Beatles to learn chord patterns and a Yamaha Pacifica cheap thing that would never stay in tune. I don't even think I knew what a pedal was :)

[Joelygill]

More wisdom from the chief. Be grateful for your limits!

[BobGnarley.]

Thats the thing, it all comes back to what is going around in your head. You can be the most skilled player in the universe but if you only hear scales and patterns in your mind that is all you will get. Learning to train your mind to come out with interesting music is a skill in itself that guys like Noel honed over years instead of trying to impress anyone.

[johnbradshaw]

Absolute f*cking legend as is his brother.