Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music | Lex Fridman Podcast #492

Hey Lex! Thanks so much for having me on🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Next time we’re playing guitar together!

Two of my worlds just merged

Rick is one of the few people that provides a warm,safe place on YT for musicians! Much Love!!

My jaw dropped when I saw this video come through - so great to see Rick on Lex's show, not something I ever expected. Thanks, Lex!

Rick being interviewed for a change. Awesome.

Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep492-sa See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. 0:00 - Introduction 0:44 - Guitar solos 4:43 - Gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt 6:14 - Bebop jazz 10:27 - Perfect pitch vs relative pitch 15:04 - Learning to play guitar 38:34 - Miles Davis 44:01 - Bass guitar 45:08 - Greatest guitar solos of all time 1:14:23 - 27 Club 1:19:04 - Elton John 1:22:18 - Metallica 1:26:48 - Tom Waits 1:32:39 - Greatest rock stars 1:36:02 - Beethoven 1:42:37 - Bach 1:45:27 - AI in music 1:59:18 - Sabrina Carpenter 2:02:49 - YouTube copyright strikes 2:08:26 - Spotify 2:19:18 - Guitars 2:23:40 - Advice *Transcript:* https://lexfridman.com/rick-beato-transcript *CONTACT LEX:* *Feedback* - give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey *AMA* - submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama *Hiring* - join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring *Other* - other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact *EPISODE LINKS:* Rick's YouTube: https://youtube.com/RickBeato Rick's X: https://x.com/rickbeato Rick's Instagram: https://instagram.com/rickbeato1 Rick's Website: https://rickbeato.com Rick's Ear Training: https://beatoeartraining.com The Beato Book: https://beatobook.com *SPONSORS:* To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: *UPLIFT Desk:* Standing desks and office ergonomics. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/uplift_desk-ep492-sa *BetterHelp:* Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/betterhelp-ep492-sa *LMNT:* Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/lmnt-ep492-sa *Fin:* AI agent for customer service. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/fin-ep492-sa *Shopify:* Sell stuff online. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/shopify-ep492-sa *Perplexity:* AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://lexfridman.com/s/perplexity-ep492-sa

Rick is the absolute GOAT! Thank you Lex

I love Rick & his content. I’m a 50 year old musician. I started playing guitar at 9 & have never lost the passion. I have a home studio & spend hours everyday writing, recording & practicing. I make no money from my efforts, nobody hears my music, but it doesn’t matter. I’m a musician, I must play. Thanks, Rick!!

Everybody loves Rick, he’s a lovable kind of guy… you can’t fake that.

Man, these 2 guys should make this a regular podcast spinoff. Breaking down different artists, albums, styles, solos, songs, whatever. This is great and i'm only halfway through