What is it Like to Play the Japanese Shamisen?

This is a Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen, and today I am sharing what it is like to play it. I got my start 8 years ago under a duo known as The Yoshida Brothers, and today I want to share with you a bit of Shamisen playing and a few tips on how and where and how to get started for anyone interested. --- SHAMIBOY REPLACEMENT (full set with plectrum!): Https://www.LearnShamisen.com Hear it in action:    • $100 vs $20,000 Japanese Shamisen | Can Yo...   FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN: For anyone interested in learning Shamisen, we have started up a system to each everything from the basics and care, to Shamisen songs, and music! www.Patreon.com/LearnShamisen -- The monthly price will be lowest for those who join early!! Enjoy~ Unfortunately Komatsukya is no longer accepting orders (so I have linked a replacement above) Shamisen Komatsuya [English Page] https://shamisen-komatsuya.com/en/ Shamisen Playlist    • Shamisen | 三味線   And here it is, the doorway to a brand new adventure just for us... The Tokyo Lens Patreon Adventure:   / tokyolens   Come hang out on Instagram!   / tokyo_one   Let's be Twitter buddies!:   / tokyo_lens   ******THE TOKYO LENS PRINTS AND MORE****** https://www.redbubble.com/people/Toky... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE GEAR I USE [2019 Updated] https://www.amazon.com/shop/tokyolens All my favorites in one place for you! ------------------------ The Tokyo Lens Editing Beast: http://amzn.to/2mqxTLN Filmed on this: http://amzn.to/2eYRvX0 With this lens. http://amzn.to/2u8YgHY And this thing: https://amzn.to/2CyRVvx And this Mic: http://amzn.to/2uO5wuG This Filter Helps: https://amzn.to/2vHZ36k Never had trouble with this memory card: http://amzn.to/2u9Ooh0 Always with this drone: https://amzn.to/2Wa6jUa The DSLR Gimbal: https://amzn.to/2vIRZ9i Smartphone Gimbal: https://amzn.to/2AWgC57 Audio/Podcast on This: https://amzn.to/2TcV0IA ------------------------- SUBTITLE SUBMISSIONS http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_p... Have you joined the PODCAST family yet?: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/t... The Tokyo Lens Podcast RSS Feed: https://anchor.fm/s/17959f4/podcast/rss