I'm playing black and death metal on mainly a semihollow, a Jazzmaster and a Tele baritone. The shape of the guitar is irrelevant as long as it plays good and sound the way you want. I've come to love single coils with high gain, they bring a lot of clarity and aggression.
@@shysstasnubben it’s like playing math rock on a P90, like yeah it’s higher output and all but you can still get that math rock sound from them as they are single coils
I think a guitar with high output or active pickups would always be preferred for metal but to an extent, it doesn’t really matter, should use what’s at your disposal.
Very true to use what's at your disposal! And yeah definitely some humbucker alnico 5s or even better 7s I love for metal. This was just kinda a fun experiment to try out haha also to cringe all of the people that don't like the way I play hahaha 😅
Hey Chris, a great vid. Man, you can make anything sound metal, you get such a great tone. I think trying to play metal on a Strat is a challenge from the start, they are not metal guitars, I know Yngwie plays one but is he really metal, I mean really! Cheers dude 😎🤙
Used to play an epiphone dot (335) in a Death cover band. raised a few eyesbrows. Then i used a razorback when i was temping in local pub bands. Now i just play everything on an yngwie strat with SD hotrails, and an Ibanez Jiva10 for a semitone down and a BOSS GT-01 for pitchshifting
Troy Van Leeuwen had a hollow body Yamaha with p-90's and his metal tone is awesome. Mer De Noms from Perfect circle is one of my top favorite albums. Also when I was a teenager i traded a Jackson RR for a telecaster and i played mainly thrash and black metal
I have that fake jazzmaster and really it can handle metal pretty well, I just usually roll the tone off a tiny bit so it doesn't scrape my ears too hard. It sounds amazing on overdriven chords and melodies, but it's still pretty solid for distorted chugs
Great video! The boomers will say there weren’t enough bends. That Jazzmaster is awesome been wanting to pull the trigger on one and mod it. A while ago I swapped the humbuckers in my Tele for some active emgs had to route a spot for the battery to make it work but I love the way it sounds for metal now 😅.
Hey Cal! I'll make sure to do more Boomer Bends next time 🤣 And bro check out these Harley Bentons, they're great for a project guitar. That Tele sounds awesome! Gotta love EMGs haha
As a GenX'er, I'm quite fond of this color. Admittedly, it has something to do with nostalgia for the guitars the adults around me had when I was a child. So, yeah. Definitely Boomer.
The jazzmaster is fuckin sick, gorilla pickups makes some knarly jm sized humbuckers you could throw in, with some locking tuners that thing would chugg
With a strat I hate the bridge pickup but it plays metal pretty good in the neck and neck middle position though not gonna lie still one of my least favorite guitars
Playing one of the only three genres a solid body can handle is metal and a semi hollow is more than just a jazz guitar and a Strat can only do three genres I like these genres by the way (a strat is only good for rock punk and metal) and a hollow body is more than just a jazz guitar
Les Paul’s aren’t for boomers jimmy page isn’t a boomer. James Hetfeild isn’t a boomer. Kirk hammet isn’t a boomer. >:( and i am not a boomer it is all just stereo type bullshit
We play Harley Benton LOL?? No son.burstbuckers. Duncan's fralin first no cheap ceramics no cheap wood sorry if it makes no difference to you. My tele parts caster I just built is a black limba body with 2duncan 59s. 1300 $ worth and I'm not disappointed
Clearly you don't understand what this video is about. I'm not saying they are flawed in any way. I actually enjoy quite a bit of different types of music, and am happy to appreciate them along side anyone. Im literally just testing out some classic style guitars to see how they do for metal. if someone wants to disrespect what I do musically well am I not able to express my feelings?
I'm playing black and death metal on mainly a semihollow, a Jazzmaster and a Tele baritone. The shape of the guitar is irrelevant as long as it plays good and sound the way you want. I've come to love single coils with high gain, they bring a lot of clarity and aggression.
@@shysstasnubben it’s like playing math rock on a P90, like yeah it’s higher output and all but you can still get that math rock sound from them as they are single coils
I doom on a baritone teli all the time it's honestly really great
single coils mad underated for high gain. noisy sure but use a gate really helps.
I think a guitar with high output or active pickups would always be preferred for metal but to an extent, it doesn’t really matter, should use what’s at your disposal.
Very true to use what's at your disposal! And yeah definitely some humbucker alnico 5s or even better 7s I love for metal. This was just kinda a fun experiment to try out haha also to cringe all of the people that don't like the way I play hahaha 😅
@ The boomers and guitar snobs won’t like it but who cares. your playing is actually pretty sick, the riffs you play in your videos are pretty nasty.
changing out the nut or having it cut properly will fix your tuning stability issues more than the tuners. great vid!
Hey Chris, a great vid. Man, you can make anything sound metal, you get such a great tone. I think trying to play metal on a Strat is a challenge from the start, they are not metal guitars, I know Yngwie plays one but is he really metal, I mean really! Cheers dude 😎🤙
Hey Will! Always good to hear from you. Haha yeah the strat was a bit odd to me. But I can definitely see where it could work in other styles. 😄
Used to play an epiphone dot (335) in a Death cover band. raised a few eyesbrows. Then i used a razorback when i was temping in local pub bands. Now i just play everything on an yngwie strat with SD hotrails, and an Ibanez Jiva10 for a semitone down and a BOSS GT-01 for pitchshifting
dawg the comments killed me. you review metal gear of course your gonna play metal. and detuning it too low🤣
Why doom sound if not doom shape?
Dude great video keep it up I’m a big fan
I appreciate you dude! Thank you so much for enjoying 😄
Troy Van Leeuwen had a hollow body Yamaha with p-90's and his metal tone is awesome. Mer De Noms from Perfect circle is one of my top favorite albums. Also when I was a teenager i traded a Jackson RR for a telecaster and i played mainly thrash and black metal
I have that fake jazzmaster and really it can handle metal pretty well, I just usually roll the tone off a tiny bit so it doesn't scrape my ears too hard. It sounds amazing on overdriven chords and melodies, but it's still pretty solid for distorted chugs
Aaron Turner, when he was in ISIS, played with a Fender telecasters with p90s and whatnot, and it was FAT and LOUD. God, I miss them.
Great video! The boomers will say there weren’t enough bends. That Jazzmaster is awesome been wanting to pull the trigger on one and mod it. A while ago I swapped the humbuckers in my Tele for some active emgs had to route a spot for the battery to make it work but I love the way it sounds for metal now 😅.
Hey Cal! I'll make sure to do more Boomer Bends next time 🤣
And bro check out these Harley Bentons, they're great for a project guitar.
That Tele sounds awesome! Gotta love EMGs haha
I did and some of those price points are insane! Could definitely get some cool projects going.
they'll also complain about it not being a Gibson or Fender that's so expensive you could make a down payment on a car
Telecaster is hands down my favorite shape and style. They can chug!
I dig the classic look of them, but man for chugs I'm gonna need a humbucker in that bridge position haha 😅
🔥 Another great video
Thank you Kagun! I appreciate you dude 😄
@HighImpaktAudio I appreciate you too brother.
I had an Ibanez art core. The one that looks exactly like a Gibson ES 335 and that thing had amazing metal tone!!!! I wish I still had it 😢
1:31 definitely hit the mark on Boomer color
As a GenX'er, I'm quite fond of this color. Admittedly, it has something to do with nostalgia for the guitars the adults around me had when I was a child. So, yeah. Definitely Boomer.
The jazzmaster is fuckin sick, gorilla pickups makes some knarly jm sized humbuckers you could throw in, with some locking tuners that thing would chugg
I'll check that out! Thanks for the referral 😄
Actually Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan has a hollow body ESP (I think?) signature, so yes, hollow bodies can metal really well
Troy van lluwen from perfect circle plays metal with a hollow body and p-90
@ this further proves my point, and also I did not know that! I love APC as well
@@schizophreniagaming4058 nice! I love gathering nerdy guitar trivia 😂
@@DeffoZappo hell yeah, music nerds unite! ✊
sees a metal youtuber
sees metal guitars and hears metal music
complains about it
looks in the mirror and sees a clown
how you have so much money for guitars? (hollow body wins)
I literally main a strat and play metal on it lol
With a strat I hate the bridge pickup but it plays metal pretty good in the neck and neck middle position though not gonna lie still one of my least favorite guitars
There is no Dana... only Zuul...
Yeah I am sure you have a lot of boomers watching your metal videos.
Playing one of the only three genres a solid body can handle is metal and a semi hollow is more than just a jazz guitar and a Strat can only do three genres I like these genres by the way (a strat is only good for rock punk and metal) and a hollow body is more than just a jazz guitar
Les Paul’s aren’t for boomers jimmy page isn’t a boomer. James Hetfeild isn’t a boomer. Kirk hammet isn’t a boomer. >:( and i am not a boomer it is all just stereo type bullshit
We play Harley Benton LOL?? No son.burstbuckers. Duncan's fralin first no cheap ceramics no cheap wood sorry if it makes no difference to you. My tele parts caster I just built is a black limba body with 2duncan 59s. 1300 $ worth and I'm not disappointed
Just because someone has different tastes to you doesn't mean they are flawed in some way... or old. Thinking like that is extremely immature imo.
Clearly you don't understand what this video is about. I'm not saying they are flawed in any way. I actually enjoy quite a bit of different types of music, and am happy to appreciate them along side anyone. Im literally just testing out some classic style guitars to see how they do for metal. if someone wants to disrespect what I do musically well am I not able to express my feelings?