Amateur Mistakes Pros Don’t Make (Tim Pierce)

Tim is one of the best people I've gotten to know in the music industry. A legendary player, but an even better person!

As a 27 year old guitarist I really have to say that I don't know how much you realize that the guys like you online really are making a difference. We really do need people like you who are embracing the new medium of digital video content while bringing all of the important wisdom of the medium to this new genre. Thank you, honestly, its really nice to see these videos.

Am a crazy old dude watching these 2 old crazy dudes talk about the most delightful stuff for close to an hour. This is insanely great. Love it!

I was in a band in high school. Rick went to the same high school, same class. I knew who he was, but we ran in different circles. Here I am 40+ years later and I can't express how much I appreciate what he's doing for music or how impressed I am with his knowledge and content.

Does anyone else think that rick makes some of the most engaging and entertaining videos on YouTube? Keep up the great work :)

Many gifted artists (not only musicians) are just not able to verbalize exactly what they are doing. Thankfully Tim is an exception :)

I learned to play guitar by playing in cover bands. I realized early on that rhythm guitar was 90% of the job I had in a band situation. That carried into the recording projects I also did.

It seems to me that session players are "composing on demand". The implication is that the only reason they don't "deserve" co-writer status, is that they are performing "work done for hire". In other circumstances, their names should be included on the copyright, and they should receive royalty payments.

Tim has my favorite chanel. I grew up seeing his name on records I loved, and instantly recognized the name when it came out on Youtube. But I'd like to point out one thing: Rick constantly points out that songs today have 5 writers. Here you can hear Tim explaining session musicians ACTUALLY came up with their parts, but they weren't credited as a writer. Today that changed, and it should be championed. If you write one part, you're a writer on the song AND you get publishing rights on it.

Tim is the man.

Rick, these conversations with Tim go way beyond music. Asking why you still want this gear even though you’re not going to use it for a session is something we can all relate to: a nagging “want” that we suspect is a distraction from more important things but that we just can’t shake. I also think that you’ve established so much cred you could produce whatever and however you want now. I don’t know the specifics of the system you were beholden to as a producer, but I’d think new artists would be beating down your door for the chance to work with you. Finally, with regard to making videos on jazz, rock, classical, etc. your enthusiasm for all things music is why I watch. Don’t overthink it. Whatever your excited about is the only relevant criteria. 👍

Tim is one of the most likable guys around. they don't get much nicer. plus the insane talent and passion for his craft is so damn entertaining too!

Tim is so humble. Ferocious player, and just a nice guy. I love watching Rick too. He gets so excited about what he's talking about. Both cool guys.

YouTube is amazing for this very reason. It used to be that professional musicians like Tim would never have the sort of visibility to a larger audience and his knowledge+experience would have been buried (just think about Carol Kaye). Now we have so much of this content at our fingertips.

I was just talking to an old music buddy about some of the topics you're discussing. I've been playing guitar 49 years. The other day I was in my studio just staring at my guitars as if I was at and Art gallery. The same guitars that I've had for years and years yet I stare at them as if it was the first time I've seen them. I have the same amount of enthusiasm and love today about playing and guitars as I did when the lightning bolt first went through me as a young teen. That Penguin Tim is holding is giving me heart palpitations. Great Interview.

You guys could put up 6 hours of conversation like this and many of us would listen to every word. So much fun to hear you guys talk about, well, anything.

This Seinfeldian interview worked great. And when Tim went into a Bruce Lee Moment with "you wanna be inside the drum kit" i knew i was watching something really special...

Tim and Rick are not only musicians they are educators whom have raised everyone’s music IQ whereby we have become better musicians, listeners and people when it comes to music! TY Gents!

Living in Nashville and recording for 20 years, talking about musicians and working with the same guys as these guys are naming, I can’t help but smile and laugh with them about this stuff. Just subscribed to Beato’s channel. Good stuff.

I play bass... I don’t really like shredding guitarists when it’s not in Steely Dan, Van Halen, Toto or Zappa’s bands. But, mr. Tim I love! His playing, personality and big smile! And all of that for free! IMO producers are enablers, aren’t they? 🖖