What sort of video content would you want?

ToneControl · December 2018

Reviews of guitar shops

ToneControl · December 2018

Big walkaround video of each big guitar show

ToneControl · December 2018

Workshop / factory visits for UK makers of acoustics and electrics and amps

Winny_Pooh · December 2018

Emp Fab and Drew in nappies

BigMonka · December 2018

The "how to transcribe" videos that @octatonic did a couple of years back were great - I'd like to see more on how to develop musicianship like that.
I'd also love to see some workshop tours of some of the Made in The UK companies - Rift Amps, Oil City Pickups, ThorpyFX, Feline Guitars etc

richardhomer · December 2018

RandallFlagg said:

richardhomer said:

The @RandallFlagg Comedy Showcase - might be one of the shorter videos.....

As I tell my wife, it's not the length that's important just focus on the quality of the content

So more about mirth, than length?

octatonic · December 2018

BigMonka said:

The "how to transcribe" videos that @octatonic did a couple of years back were great - I'd like to see more on how to develop musicianship like that.

Thanks, I am pleased you liked it- there was a definite lack of 'production' to those videos though, it was basically a phone with inbuilt mic.

skunkwerx · December 2018

Be good to have members join in, regardless of skill level.

stickyfiddle · December 2018

octatonic said:

BigMonka said:

The "how to transcribe" videos that @octatonic did a couple of years back were great - I'd like to see more on how to develop musicianship like that.

Thanks, I am pleased you liked it- there was a definite lack of 'production' to those videos though, it was basically a phone with inbuilt mic.

I'd forgotten about those - they were good.

Handsome_Chris · December 2018

Maybe I've got ADHD but I can't watch That Pedal Show. It may just be the videos that I've seen, but there seems to be a lot of chat. I tried to watch one on fuzz pedals the other day and it was about 18 minutes before a fuzz pedal was even shown.

The video @WiresDreamDisasters did of the Muffroom Cloud is concise.

Paul7926 · December 2018

From my point of view as someone only just starting out on the guitar journey I'm happy to watch stuff pitched at a 'higher' level. I'm of the opinion that whilst it might not be immediately useful it does plant some knowledge and it's something I know where to find when it doe becomes relevant.

I like gear reviews but would be much more interested in someone spending some time showing me all the things a pedal (or whatever) can do. A lot of the so called 'reviews' out there are some guy just setting it to one value and then showing off their playing for 5+ minutes.

mgaw · December 2018

more reviews and comparisons of less expensive gear, honest comparisons of "the latest" effects against existing cheaper/second hand versions....

feature on how the FretBoard came about and what goes into establishing and running a Forum

upcoming gig/new release/etc etc/event guide, a regulat magazine programme perhaps

how its made features

digitalscream · December 2018

thumpingrug said:

Need to think about the audience. We have very different levels of ability here so content has to reflect that.

Worth bearing in mind that this isn't actually a venture designed with tFB's members as the audience, specifically. If anything, it's the other way round - the logistics involved won't necessarily mean that we can get loads of people involved, but I'd like to think that we can work it so that the videos represent output from the forum, as well as increasing its influence in the music world.

Handsome_Chris · December 2018

Paul7926 said:

From my point of view as someone only just starting out on the guitar journey I'm happy to watch stuff pitched at a 'higher' level. I'm of the opinion that whilst it might not be immediately useful it does plant some knowledge and it's something I know where to find when it doe becomes relevant.

I like gear reviews but would be much more interested in someone spending some time showing me all the things a pedal (or whatever) can do. A lot of the so called 'reviews' out there are some guy just setting it to one value and then showing off their playing for 5+ minutes.

@Paul7926 , I wish I'd wrote that. Hearing a pedal in the context of a track and also being shown what it can do, to me, is much more beneficial that hearing the same blues noodling for ages .

p90fool · December 2018

Sporky said:

I'm probably not the target market, so I'll just say keep the intro short.

This. I have the attention span of a nine year old.

Fast, snappy intro with bullet points, and timing markers for the features in the description.

I want to jump straight to IR sampling without wading through someone talking v e r y s l o w l y in a monotone about how to unbox a capo.

LuttiS · December 2018

Gear demo's are always welcome - but real world application, i.e. how they work in your chain, sweet spots, getting the best from them sort of thing. Not just "high end" stuff too.. many people can't afford the latest strymon/helix etc so show how you can make mid-range stuff work too.

I like the idea of a magazine show / discussions of stuff.. With you tube channels people watch the demos etc but they come back for the personalities, so strong & regular personalities needed

WiresDreamDisasters · December 2018

I'm not a fan of overly long intro's either.

(someone please get that joke)

Modellista · December 2018

A lot of sensible suggestions so far. Solo Of The Month is an easy bite-size way of getting some members' playing out there, and by definition will only last a minute and be to a relatively high standard of production and playing. Aside from that, establishing a core of a few recognisable members who can string a sentence together in front of the camera would help establish the "personality" aspect. Maybe each one would have their own specialist subject, like Fox Force Five without hair or attractiveness.

Subject-matter wise, the old pedalboard run-down canard is a reliable one. Tutorials and reviews are always going to be relevant to someone out there, if not to everybody all of the time.

GavRichList · December 2018

Unboxing videos, making slime videos, any other ASMR. Make-Up tutorials.

Strat_a_tat_tat · December 2018

stickyfiddle said:

octatonic said:

historyisjunk said:

& of course we could have forum cat videos.

This is most certainly a dog forum.

The cat currently sitting *in* my christmas tree begs to disagree.

Need photos.

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