# 194 - BERNTH: Changing Guitar YouTube Forever, Belphegor & Learning Technique

An episode of [Garza Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1551076579), 18 Aug 2025, 2 h 19 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5719339466.mp3

Garza sits down in-person with Bernth. Austrian guitarist, composer, session musician & YouTuber. Since 2020 his YouTube channel has gained over 1.3 million subscribers. https://linktr.ee/bernth SPONSORS: https://neuraldsp.com USE CODE: Garza for 30% OFF! 00:00 - Hand/Wrist Guitar Warm-Up 07:28 - Austria To California 08:38 - Belphegor 11:28 - Studying Jazz Guitar 12:34 - Seiler Und Speer 19:19 - Heavy American Music 20:48 - Learning Metal Guitar 24:20 - Learning Guitar Theory & Technique 31:52 - Riff: Black Metal 35:42 - Open/Closed-Hand Picking 38:52 - Pursuing Career w/ Guitar 42:35 - U.S. Visa Citizenship 46:38 - Starting Youtube 49:40 - Making Technique Videos 51:51 - Exercise: Walking Spider 1:00:00 - Diversifying Career 1:13:03 - Working Regular Jobs 1:17:57 - Learning English 1:20:20 - Switching Content Style 1:21:28 - Playing w/ Adam Jones & Tool 1:28:56 - Wah Pedal 1:30:36 - E Standard 1:34:15 - Ibanez Signature Guitar 1:44:52 - String Gauges & Picks 1:49:38 - Elemental 1:52:50 - Learning Crazy Guitar 1:56:27 - Tips: Starting YouTube 2:07:55 - Exercise: Modular Picking 2:14:36 - China/Australia Tour & New Music

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