A Tour Of My Most Unique String Instruments
My home is a diverse biome of string instruments, most of which I am a novice at playing. Timestamps:
Ronrocos: 2:58
Baritone Acoustic: 6:25
Egyptian Oud: 8:34
Nashville Tenor Acoustic: 9:53
4 String Tenor Guitar: 10:59
Classical/Spanish Guitar: 11:24
???????????: 13:09
Sitar: 14:09
“Louisiana tuned” Guitar: 17:00
Chinese Banjo?: 18:11
Fretless Acoustic Bass: 18:54
Garbage Bass: 19:55
Jaco Bass: 20:25
Slappy Bass: 22:34
Fretless Electric Guitar: 24:00
Ibanez Artcore + MIDI Guitar: 24:48
@elliot4727
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Hi, Benn. Do you know of a way to record a song condenser mic phantom powered and send the signal into a range of stomp boxes? I have seen radial EXTC stereo for line to hi-z and back. I have inserts on my interface. I would be so grateful!
@fsg2700
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
I think tenor guitars are ofter tuned in 5ths, as opposed to the 4th tuning used on the 1st 4 strings of a guitar. Idk, i bought a tenor guitar to tune it "chicago style" which is the 1st 4 strings of a guitar. Maybe chicago tuning on tenors is the standard nowadays.
@user-fk8zw5js2p
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Played the guitar backwards? 11:57 Left strum and right fret is wrong?
@perhapsmiracles5432
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
SIX strings on a baritone acoustic guitar!! Great! Think of the RANGE!
@secluded30
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
I’d be willing to put a lot of money on the fact that if you were a multi millionaire you would definitely own a concert grade classical guitar 😆❤ Also, if you were turned down for the scholarship on the basis you are left handed couldn’t you prosecute them under discrimination laws?❤
@nachtsunterwegs
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
fascinating. The first instrument you show reminds me soundwise of one of my most special instruments, which is a cuatro puertorriqueño (otherwise my collection contains mainly mandolins). It is mesmerizing to play, but I have no training, so I just make nice sounds and melodies with it. Are there any updates in your collection?
@ryOVXX
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
19:40 lol got me giggling
@levistokes3960
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
I scored a Japanese Shamisen a few months ago. It's a nice conversation piece, I love the sound of it too. I named her Sakura.
Shamisen is weird, too. It's only 3 strings, but it's friction tuning, so if the pegs slides you have to re tune it, and you have to take out and reinstall the bridge every time. It's fretless as well. It's hard to learn too because every resource out there for Shamisen is written in Japanese.
@tubamanryden5229
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Jarana
@DMainRC
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Wait, what, You're the flashbulb???
@mikestubbs5242
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Sitar: it's probably not bad, but technique is ALL-IMPORTANT: your finger should be biting right before/making contact with the fret! Hope you haven't sold it, I know know I'm late to this party- but try it right on top of desired fret and JUST SEE if that doesn't make you happier.
@deltonhedges9948
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
10 stringers, like cittern but also treble mandolin/mandola versions
@thepagecollective
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
SO GLAD I FOUND THIS! The ronroco sounds deeply soulful.
@Real_Life_Music
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
MITCHEL GUILAR WITH NASHVILLE TUNING, this playing you did is very relaxing. I could listen to that all day long. My mother's guitar is unique called a Regal, but is the Wood Type, instead of the Metal type. It has a huge box and fast action, close to the frets and a very clean & warm sound. I am thinking it is from the 1940's.
@dnlvrl.
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
This guy saying he's not good enough to play the citar just destroyed all my hopes
@EternalCitizen
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Please tell me someone! What is that song around 13 min
@EternalCitizen
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
That song at 13 min what is that? 😮
@thischannelisalreadydead
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
20:02 Höfner Don't Ya Mean
@badinibeats
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
hearing jacaranda pronounced properly is so weird there everywhere in australia here and people say jacaranda like full bogans
@alanlueth
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
sounds goud
@jessicajones499
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
That a Beatles bass like a Hoffner not a Rickenbacker copy and the deans buzz is a easy fix if your near the Las Vegas area I will fix it for free
@tradscendence
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
Wonderful collection! I have some opinions and helpful information though, I hope.
Only thing I would say is you would have better luck with a few of those if you would just use a pick (or their equivalent), most importantly on the Oud, and the Sitar (Mizrab). Also with the sitar you are not going to get that signature sound without tuning the sympathetic strings.
Seriously, you may find yourself enjoying the sound of these instruments much more when they are played more traditionally.
Also, the "Classical" guitar thing doesn't have as much to do with not being able to be classically trained because you play in reverse, but just because there aren't trainers available to be able to accommodate that. But really, who cares? Flamenco is more fun anyway.
The one with the snakeskin is a 4-string banjo, most likely hand made by a hobbyist who used a classical-style headstock and the body made to mimic more closely to the traditional African banjo.
Also, that Dean acoustic bass sounds beautiful! I doubt it's on its way out.
Also, the maqam-like style that you introduced the fretless 6-string guitar with can be applied to the oud. I don't memorize any maqam scales myself, it's just something you kinda feel out by ear 🙂
Also, Schecter is excellent for action and pickups, I'm a Schecter guy myself 🙂
Cheers! 🙂
@abtrusemoose69
March 7, 2026 at 11:48 pm
13:11 i believe that is a jarana jarocha that’s in G C E A G tuning!
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