Brazil
Marcosderos is a Brazil-based guitarist and guitar educator whose YouTube channel has grown into one of the more active Portuguese-language destinations for technique-focused guitar instruction.
Total Followers -0.1%
370K
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
311K followers · 84% of audience
Engagement
11.1%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $1.2K–$2.9K / IG post
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
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| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | -53 -0.1% | +0 +0.0% | -53 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | -241 -0.4% | +0 +0.0% | -241 |
| Last 90 days | +995 +0.3% | -848 -1.4% | +0 +0.0% | +147 |
| Last 365 days | +995 +0.3% | -848 -1.4% | +0 +0.0% | +147 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
Marcosderos is a Brazil-based guitarist and guitar educator whose YouTube channel has grown into one of the more active Portuguese-language destinations for technique-focused guitar instruction. His self-described mission — teaching guitar from scratch and helping intermediate players break through years of stagnation — shapes a content strategy that blends structured tutorials with opinion-driven commentary on well-known guitarists. Recent titles debating Paul Gilbert against Kiko Loureiro, dissecting Kirk Hammett's evolution, and walking through speed-doubling exercises illustrate a format that serves both learners and gear-literate enthusiasts. The metal and rock axis is consistent throughout, with references to Megadeth, Floyd Rose systems, and picking mechanics suggesting a channel firmly rooted in the shred and hard-rock tradition. He maintains an active presence across YouTube and Instagram and operates a dedicated website under the Deros brand, indicating a structured teaching business beyond social media alone.
His audience skews heavily male and is almost entirely Brazilian, with a notable concentration of listeners in the 45-and-older bracket alongside a strong 25–34 core — a demographic spread that reflects both younger players learning technique and older guitarists returning to the instrument after years away. Engagement sits well above the category median, pointing to a tightly invested community rather than passive viewership. A sponsorship with Edifier, an audio and monitoring hardware brand, fits naturally within a music-education context and signals that Marcosderos is beginning to attract hardware-adjacent advertisers. As Portuguese-language guitar education on YouTube remains underserved relative to the English-language market, his combination of instructional credibility, opinion content, and a proven business infrastructure positions him well to expand both his paid-course funnel and his appeal to instrument, gear, and audio-equipment brands targeting Brazil's large recreational musician base.
Marcosderos fits squarely within the music education and guitar gear vertical, with content built around electric guitar technique, metal and rock repertoire — referencing touchstones like Megadeth, Floyd Rose, Paul Gilbert, and Kiko Loureiro — and instructional progressions aimed at both beginners and players who have plateaued. The audience is overwhelmingly Brazil-based and Portuguese-speaking, making this channel a high-efficiency vehicle for brands targeting Brazil's active guitar-playing community rather than a diffuse global buy. Viewership skews strongly male and spans a wide age band, from younger learners through older hobbyists returning to the instrument — a cohort with real purchasing intent around gear, courses, and accessories. YouTube engagement runs well above category norms, indicating an invested, participatory community with meaningful conversion potential for considered purchases. Edifier (audio equipment, YouTube, May 2025) is the confirmed sponsor on record, a logical pairing given the channel's sonic context. Further plausible deal categories include guitar string and accessories brands, effects pedal and amp manufacturers, online music learning platforms, guitar makers, and music retail — verticals where the audience's declared interest maps directly to product relevance.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Marcosderos's tier (Mid, 370K combined followers, Brazil). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Yes, Marcosderos offers online guitar lessons and lists his WhatsApp number, email, and website (deros.com.br) directly in his YouTube bio so prospective students can reach him. His teaching is built around two groups: complete beginners starting from scratch and intermediate guitarists who feel technically stuck after years of playing and want to break through that wall.
The phrase translates roughly as "a musician plays, an internet specialist just talks" — and it's Marcosderos's way of separating himself from online guitar commentators who theorize without being real practitioners. He positions himself as a working guitarist who teaches from lived experience, which resonates strongly with his largely adult Brazilian audience.
The video examines what Marcosderos frames as a notable shift in Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett's playing over the course of his career. Hammett is one of the most debated figures in metal guitar circles, so videos critically analyzing his technique and evolution reliably generate strong reactions from fans and players alike.
Marcosderos dedicated a full video to comparing the guitar philosophies of Paul Gilbert, the American shred virtuoso, and Kiko Loureiro, the Brazilian guitarist famous for his work with Angra and Megadeth. The video is framed as a genuine debate rather than a clean verdict, which fits his style of prompting his audience to think critically about technique rather than just follow authority.
In one of his most widely viewed videos, Marcosderos walks through the structured practice method he claims doubled his own picking speed and argues any committed student can replicate it. The concept is central to his teaching brand, which is specifically aimed at guitarists who have been playing for years and hit a plateau they cannot push past on their own.
Yes — Floyd Rose tremolo systems and palhetada (picking technique) are recurring topics across his YouTube and Instagram content. These are technically demanding areas that attract intermediate-to-advanced players, which helps explain why a large share of his audience skews toward guitarists over 35 who are serious about precision.
Metal is clearly his home territory — his content regularly references Megadeth, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, and shred players like Paul Gilbert, and his YouTube channel is tagged under metal music. That said, his core teaching methodology around speed, technique recovery, and picking applies broadly to guitarists of any genre who want to improve.
Edifier, the audio equipment brand, has appeared as a sponsor on his YouTube channel. For a guitar educator whose audience is full of players who care about how their instrument sounds through monitors and headphones, an audio hardware partnership is a natural fit.
Marcosderos lists his personal WhatsApp number and email address publicly in his YouTube bio alongside his course website at deros.com.br — an unusually direct level of access for a creator with his following. It's a deliberate choice that reflects his teaching identity: he wants students to actually reach out rather than just passively consume videos.
Marcosderos is Brazilian, and the vast majority of his audience is also in Brazil. What's unusual about his viewership is the age skew — a large portion of his fans are over 35, which makes sense given that his teaching is explicitly aimed at guitarists who have been playing for years but feel their progress has stalled.
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