TRACK LIST: 1:08 - Slipknot - Eeyore 1:51 - Metallica - Master Of Puppets 3:08 - Lamb Of God - 11th Hour 3:51 - Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon 4:42 - The Black Dahlia Murder - The Blackest Incarnation 5:37 - Slayer - Angel Of Death 6:45 - Trivium - Ember To Inferno Love you, man!! You are an inspiration!
In order to build fast twitch muscle fibers, you have to develop exercise in short bursts. Using alternate picking on random repetitions is a great way to do this while working to develop alternate picking technique capable of cloning the downpick sound. When you master this, then you are Master!
@@JamieSlaysCreeping Death is definitely another add-on. Your videos destroy everytime! The creativity is intriguing. Ya know, Mozarts father had him compose music out of the best parts of well known pieces of the day. Interesting thought, I would call it an upscale medley. Here's a thought, look at bombastic outros. Malmsteen is great at that, haven't since noticed what metalcore bands and the like have bombastic outros yet. But the bands best at composing would put effort into song endings, a part often overlooked and inspired as a part of backchaining method learned, which means learning a songs ending first. Just a thought.
@@turt1e016 just start slow uo and down up and down all the string all the scales slow and steady make sure you hitting the notes , you will get speed before you know it .
Personally i find it one of the easier ones to play on the list. But then again I play alot of metalcore type riffs. Don't get me started on the Black Dahlia riff though can't play it for the life of me
I could play Master of Puppets decently well when I was a beginner with down picking. Then I spent like 2 years practicing alternate picking and actually got so used to it that I screwed up my ability to down pick. I can barely do it now...I'm worse at that riff than I was as beginner. It's really frustrating. Now I have to go back and retrain my hand/arm to be able to down pick fast.
@@realstraightedgepunk1191 haha....worst part is I was so proud of myself. I was like YEAH...I CAN PICK SO FAST! .....OH FUCK...I CAN'T DOWN PICK ANYMORE!!!
Just think of a beat in your head and down pick only to the beat add some ups every now and again or set up a metronome at about 100 and down pick or whatever speed to your liking g
I like to consider my downpicking as one of my highest level skills. It’s all thanks to trivium and me forgetting what the tempos were and doing them way too quick. But it was also Metallica and a bit of slipknot. But obviously it’s not perfect yet and I’ll still need to work on it through my career
Great video of as always brother, but yeah no shit I'm still in that phase where I think everything should be down picked. Only thing is it's easier for me than alternate picking is so that's why I've stuck with it.
Loved this! I thought things were all down picked when I was a kid just starting out too haha.. could never work out how damage inc was doable with all downs!! Then I read in an interview with James that he does alt pick too.. all made sense then!! Great playing man!
Thanks for the vid Jamie. I was getting all OCD over the past weekend because I had a riff or two that I played and was mad at myself for struggling to alternate pick them. Btw, one of them was Master of Puppets coincidentally. Edit: After actually watching the vid (LOL for immediately commenting) I saw that 4 out of 7 of the riffs I have played throughout my guitar 'career' :D
Hey Jamie I am glad you got the recognition you deserve, you deserve way more than 60k but its a good start! Also a suggestion is to play the riffs played with timestamps in the description, I am sure a lot of people would appreciate that. Keep it up!
Nice man. Great video idea for those trying to understand not only the technical/physical difference of down picking, but the way that it alters the sound of the riff. I encourage everyone to experiment and compare how they would sound if they were alternate picked.
I've been watching your videos for a long time and dude you are such an inspiration. Your playing is so damn clean and I hope to play like you one day dude! Rock the fuck on! 🤘
Even more than down-picking - I used to think all these single string riffs were power chords and practically shredded my hand off trying to play them that way.
since i started guitar, i always tend to use downpick instead of alternate- or economy-picking... it was kinda funny to see how my friends couldn't keep up when we started jamming like light to the flies by trivium back in the days ^^
Man downpicking has always been my weakness. I'm really more of a galloping guy, but there's something about that sledgehammer force and tight sound from downpicking that makes me practice and practice.
Love playing ember to inferno, for some reason (I really don’t know why) but the bridge riff in Like light to flies by Trivium, that riff always burns my forearm haha! It’s a strange one because I don’t really get that problem much anymore!
Three things. 1) The guy that introduced me guitar 35 years ago told me that if you only play downstrokes, you are only playing half of the guitar. 2) That said, how is Paranoid not included? That song is a perfect example of how a downstroke only technique lends to a heavier tone, as well as displaying how playing at the 12th fret of the E string vs the 7th fret of the A string makes a difference. Playing that song in it's entirety (with the exception of the solo) with downstrokes only is a great example of the point you are trying to prove. This one song, through it's simplicity, can teach a lot. 3) When you are playing "Angel of Death", why are you playing the muted E chord with your index finger, when the next chord is an F? You could save yourself the trouble of changing fingering by strumming the E with your middle finger and using your index and ring fingers for the change to the F (I guess you haven't tried to play and sing this part at the same time).
Yes i know the downpicking in Master is amazing but, i always miss the Disposable Heroes's downpicking in these videos. It is definitely one of the greatest of all time, in my opinion... by the way the video awesome anyway. Great job dude
Ive considered my self a skilled guitarist...but i realized my down picking was shit so a month ago i set my metro to 140 bpm and a hour a day down down dow lol
TBDM slayer and tritium i don't agree they there intended to be solely downpicked, except maybe the chugs. the trivium riff would of been much easier to alternate, I believe that was how they wrote that. but still great choices. master was my favorite cause I too found the best way to pick was by down stroke. great playing none- the- less
You can't get the same attack when you alternate pick right ?! Damn right down picking is awesome! Nice tone btw! I think Trivium - Like Light to the Flies would be a good one to include as well
I hate hate hate to admit when other guitarists are awesome, but Jamie your technique is excellent. Plus I started liking your vids when I was hears that Slipknot's Left Behind was a song that les you to wanting to play guitar. Lots of similarities as they were what drove me to playing. Keep it up bro!
@@300WINMAG360 You completely over analyzed the above comment. It was nothing more than a harmless joke. Maybe I should have used an emoticon to wink at you? The comment was positive and directed to Jamie, but I certainly appreciate your input sir and/or ma'am.
I'm glad Waking the Demon was on this list. Most times I see it covered it is played using alternate picking but watch any video of them playing it and you can see them play downstrokes.
Learn how to play Paranoid with only downstrokes. Or, you can do what Scott Ian did, work on making the upstrokes as thunderous as the downstrokes. From what I have been able to figure out, it requires you to attack the string at the same angle in both directions.
Dude you are my idol other than Buckethead of course...lol I love that you have a super Saiyan God Vegeta on your desk!!! I'm jealous of all your guitars my dream is to have a green Ibanez of my own. Thanks for being you. You make me play guitar Everytime I watch. Thanks.
Great sound! what usb interface do you use? I have a line pod gx for many years.. or is it worth buying a different one? I'm not happy with the sound it makes
I find it super hard to believe that Brian down picked that blackest incarnation riff. I just think it seems way harder that way and alt picking gives the same effect
Jaime Slays ive noticed you have a few ibanez, a solar and ltd and a schecter. Out of all of them in your opinion which do you find to be better as far as quality and bang for your money. I really like schecter. But that ibanez and solar you have are super sweet. I'm gonna be in the market for a new guitar soon.
Ok awesome. Honeslty what's what my heart was saying just trying to get as much info as I can since I havent been able to find one to play before I buy it.
When I first started to learn Master Of Puppets I literally didn't know that alternate picking was a thing. I was like THAT much of a beginner. So there were only downstrokes to me. And I learned it. So after few months of playing only downstroke and, as a result, becoming champion of universe in arm wrestling I started to try alternate picking. That was uncomfortable. So that's funny how everyone is struggling with downstrokes while I had a pain in the ass with alternate picking.
I always used to downpick Rose of Sharyn and My Curse by Killswitch Engage back in the day. Just sounds better in my opinion. But, I had no choice to get good at it cos it took me ages to be able to alternate pick properly 😂
Hey bro, asked a few times and I don't think you've answered - what pickups did you put in the RGAIX6? I've recently put the Nazgul/Sentient in my RGAIX7, big upgrade, but I'd love to get closer to your tone..
TRACK LIST:
1:08 - Slipknot - Eeyore
1:51 - Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3:08 - Lamb Of God - 11th Hour
3:51 - Bullet For My Valentine - Waking The Demon
4:42 - The Black Dahlia Murder - The Blackest Incarnation
5:37 - Slayer - Angel Of Death
6:45 - Trivium - Ember To Inferno
Love you, man!! You are an inspiration!
Thanks bro! Doing a job for me 😊
Hey bro, last one should've been 6.45. thanks for putting it up there anyway!
Taylan Okay yeaah! hahahah
Thanks, bro!!
Jamie Slays Thanks for the video, bro! \m/
Up.
listen just because Hetfield has an arm of steel doesn’t mean I have to as well
Now think how fast they were going back in the 80's and he was singing too. Anyone who dares to undermine the man is automatically stupid.
In order to build fast twitch muscle fibers, you have to develop exercise in short bursts. Using alternate picking on random repetitions is a great way to do this while working to develop alternate picking technique capable of cloning the downpick sound. When you master this, then you are Master!
Yeh totally. I will down pick as much as possible and then throw in a gallop go give my wrist a rest lol
@@JamieSlaysCreeping Death is definitely another add-on. Your videos destroy everytime! The creativity is intriguing. Ya know, Mozarts father had him compose music out of the best parts of well known pieces of the day. Interesting thought, I would call it an upscale medley. Here's a thought, look at bombastic outros. Malmsteen is great at that, haven't since noticed what metalcore bands and the like have bombastic outros yet. But the bands best at composing would put effort into song endings, a part often overlooked and inspired as a part of backchaining method learned, which means learning a songs ending first. Just a thought.
Brett Wodon yes it does...
Can you do a follow up video on how to treat arthritis?
Militant me, I just randomly checked out your channel. You have some kick ass tunes dude 🤘
🤣 yeh!
Haha for real though
@@charliedell9607 thanks dude!
Can you do a video on mixing and drums 😂 the two things I suuuuuuuuuuuck suck suck at...
"Alternate picking is cheating" the most metal phrase iv heard lol
You're telling me I'm not allowed to down pick Bleed?
Capabletsf LMAO
RIP to your fuckin forearms holy shit.
appropriate profile picture
Your profile pic fits perfectly on this comment XD
When I was a kid my guitar teacher never taught me to do upstrokes so I downpicked EVERYTHING... even scales...
Gavin Bruce I don’t know how to upstroke lol I down pick every not of every song and riff I play im trying to teach myself how to
@@turt1e016 just do a down pick in the other direction, don't overthink it, and just practice practice practice
@@robertwoods5168 Great explanation.
@@turt1e016 just start slow uo and down up and down all the string all the scales slow and steady make sure you hitting the notes , you will get speed before you know it .
I taught myself and I can barely up pick lol
I feel like Blackened is good example of downpicking
There’s actually an upstroke in the main riff but it still counts lol
@@triad5766 obviously no human can down pick gallops.
Creeping Death - Hetfield the master of downpicking 🤘🏼
@Agnaye Ochani me too :)
Agnaye Ochani blackened kills my wrist
What about Spit Out The Bone?
@@cladvahd6155 there's no tough downpicking in that song?
Creeping death has such a great riff. It's one of the most fun riffs I know.
It's not puppets if it's not downpicked
my hand hurts just by watching this...and damn Ember to Inferno is a pain in the ass to play
was one of the first metal riffs I learned when I started electric guitar. My poor Fender Bullet Strat at the time did not know what hit it.
Personally i find it one of the easier ones to play on the list. But then again I play alot of metalcore type riffs. Don't get me started on the Black Dahlia riff though can't play it for the life of me
@@kontritum2861 and its no where near the hardest riff they have lol especially after ryan knight joined ahh how I missed his playing on nightbringers
Its a simple riff, just the speed is crazy af
that black dahlia murder riff was insanely fast!
Are we just going to ignore how nuts the Eeyore riff is?
thats what i was gonna say. the sickest riff on this list
I could play Master of Puppets decently well when I was a beginner with down picking. Then I spent like 2 years practicing alternate picking and actually got so used to it that I screwed up my ability to down pick. I can barely do it now...I'm worse at that riff than I was as beginner. It's really frustrating. Now I have to go back and retrain my hand/arm to be able to down pick fast.
Holy fuck I'm not the only one
@@realstraightedgepunk1191 haha....worst part is I was so proud of myself. I was like YEAH...I CAN PICK SO FAST! .....OH FUCK...I CAN'T DOWN PICK ANYMORE!!!
I have the same problem.
Bones12x2 hahaha same
Just think of a beat in your head and down pick only to the beat add some ups every now and again or set up a metronome at about 100 and down pick or whatever speed to your liking g
About every song by the Misfits are downpicked because Doyle is a BEAST
Yep; as well as the Ramones. If you don't down pick songs, for either band, you should just stop.
Your videos r getting so much better. They were already great but now have funny intros and really good editing. Keep it up bro
Next video: Bleed - Meshuggah downpicked
I like to consider my downpicking as one of my highest level skills. It’s all thanks to trivium and me forgetting what the tempos were and doing them way too quick. But it was also Metallica and a bit of slipknot. But obviously it’s not perfect yet and I’ll still need to work on it through my career
Well done! I’d love to see :)
Same! I thought i was broken :D
Damn this was 2 years ago wtf
Great video of as always brother, but yeah no shit I'm still in that phase where I think everything should be down picked. Only thing is it's easier for me than alternate picking is so that's why I've stuck with it.
Where are the Monuments riffs... John Browne is one of the best down pickers...
it would be helpful if you could put the names of the bands and songs of the riffs you play in the description.
Interesting, I always play Waking the Demon alt picking, time to step up my game it do it all downpicking!
I used to also until other people told me it was wrong!
You ever think of doing a FAQ series of vids, I think it would help grow the channel dude!
Loved this! I thought things were all down picked when I was a kid just starting out too haha.. could never work out how damage inc was doable with all downs!! Then I read in an interview with James that he does alt pick too.. all made sense then!!
Great playing man!
Wow, even in alternate I can't play Waking the Demon, so all downpick ?
You're soooooo good dude, I'm impressed
Thanks bro!!
Just keep trying to alt pick it youll get it to sound close or at least i think i can get it to sound right without downpicking that riff
I've been watching your videos for quite a few months and never realized I was not subscribed. Well, here you go
My right hand would die playing this stuff! Killer guitar playing
Honestly this guy deserves way more credit than he gets his videos are well produced and entertaining
I down-pick on guitar hero! What you gonna do about it?
Thanks for the vid Jamie. I was getting all OCD over the past weekend because I had a riff or two that I played and was mad at myself for struggling to alternate pick them.
Btw, one of them was Master of Puppets coincidentally.
Edit: After actually watching the vid (LOL for immediately commenting) I saw that 4 out of 7 of the riffs I have played throughout my guitar 'career' :D
One of the best guitar pages on TH-cam. Hell yea!
It looks AND sounds proper. Great picking technique !!
Loved the video as always man! You should do a video discussing your tattoos though! Would love to take a better look at them and what not
Hey Jamie I am glad you got the recognition you deserve, you deserve way more than 60k but its a good start! Also a suggestion is to play the riffs played with timestamps in the description, I am sure a lot of people would appreciate that. Keep it up!
Sick man. Another awesome vid. Loved the slayer.. I need to get my guitar out the garage !!! Enough is enough.
Ember to inferno was one of the first riffs I learned and its still one of my favorites!
Nice man. Great video idea for those trying to understand not only the technical/physical difference of down picking, but the way that it alters the sound of the riff. I encourage everyone to experiment and compare how they would sound if they were alternate picked.
I've been watching your videos for a long time and dude you are such an inspiration. Your playing is so damn clean and I hope to play like you one day dude! Rock the fuck on! 🤘
Nailed every track !dopee!🔥
Dude you are legit my favorite channel. And your hair is sick too
Thanks mate! 🙇🏼♂️
Even more than down-picking - I used to think all these single string riffs were power chords and practically shredded my hand off trying to play them that way.
I love all your videos. You play everything flawlessly. Subbed
Once again all killer no filler
Were can i get Trivium Tabs
Thanks for the great video 🤘
Dude that was absolutely sick, you like some wicked tunes, loving the Sylosis videos too! When’s the next album gonna drop eh?! \m/
I'm back! Bring on the awesome!🔥🔥🤘
since i started guitar, i always tend to use downpick instead of alternate- or economy-picking... it was kinda funny to see how my friends couldn't keep up when we started jamming like light to the flies by trivium back in the days ^^
I really have trouble with both. Unless I practice often, then I can down pick with decent speed but I don't practice. So I should probably just cheat
Man downpicking has always been my weakness. I'm really more of a galloping guy, but there's something about that sledgehammer force and tight sound from downpicking that makes me practice and practice.
Black dahlia was insane. 👍🙌🤘So fast. Well done.
Good job including Waking the Demon. I have bad wrists and that riff is a bitch to pick no matter what technique you use.
Very nice and quality video ... Good job
congrats on 60k!
Your technique is SO tight dude, incredible
Love playing ember to inferno, for some reason (I really don’t know why) but the bridge riff in Like light to flies by Trivium, that riff always burns my forearm haha! It’s a strange one because I don’t really get that problem much anymore!
Three things.
1) The guy that introduced me guitar 35 years ago told me that if you only play downstrokes, you are only playing half of the guitar.
2) That said, how is Paranoid not included? That song is a perfect example of how a downstroke only technique lends to a heavier tone, as well as displaying how playing at the 12th fret of the E string vs the 7th fret of the A string makes a difference. Playing that song in it's entirety (with the exception of the solo) with downstrokes only is a great example of the point you are trying to prove. This one song, through it's simplicity, can teach a lot.
3) When you are playing "Angel of Death", why are you playing the muted E chord with your index finger, when the next chord is an F? You could save yourself the trouble of changing fingering by strumming the E with your middle finger and using your index and ring fingers for the change to the F (I guess you haven't tried to play and sing this part at the same time).
Those Bareknuckles are amazing!
Yes i know the downpicking in Master is amazing but, i always miss the Disposable Heroes's downpicking in these videos. It is definitely one of the greatest of all time, in my opinion... by the way the video awesome anyway. Great job dude
Solid playing man.
Such a nasty tone and killer execution, I love it!
Now it makes sense. You have a digitech drop pedal in your rig as well.
I only just got that! I’ll be using it soon
Ive considered my self a skilled guitarist...but i realized my down picking was shit so a month ago i set my metro to 140 bpm and a hour a day down down dow lol
Love the tone!
Can you please to top ten brutal breakdowns from The Devil Wears Prada? I watch every video hoping to see you shred one of their songs.
This kinda makes me curious how some of these riffs (and others) sound with alternate/up&down picking instead only down picking.
Awesome.
Great ear pick holders.
TBDM slayer and tritium i don't agree they there intended to be solely downpicked, except maybe the chugs. the trivium riff would of been much easier to alternate, I believe that was how they wrote that. but still great choices. master was my favorite cause I too found the best way to pick was by down stroke. great playing none- the- less
Awesome, greetings from Brazil!
You can't get the same attack when you alternate pick right ?! Damn right down picking is awesome! Nice tone btw! I think Trivium - Like Light to the Flies would be a good one to include as well
I hate hate hate to admit when other guitarists are awesome, but Jamie your technique is excellent. Plus I started liking your vids when I was hears that Slipknot's Left Behind was a song that les you to wanting to play guitar. Lots of similarities as they were what drove me to playing. Keep it up bro!
Awww thanks bro 🙇🏼♂️
Why would you have to admit other guitarist are awesome. There are a lot of good players out there
@@300WINMAG360 You completely over analyzed the above comment. It was nothing more than a harmless joke. Maybe I should have used an emoticon to wink at you? The comment was positive and directed to Jamie, but I certainly appreciate your input sir and/or ma'am.
Half of open your eyes and look north by dance Gavin dance. It’s so hard to alternate or tremolo slowly and make it sound clean
Dude your hair is magnificent af! And ye the video was cool too
Wooooow man.... You're fucking amazing!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Excelent Riff your a Master !!
Good video. The only one I can think to add after that is Motley Crue’s Livewire
I'm glad Waking the Demon was on this list. Most times I see it covered it is played using alternate picking but watch any video of them playing it and you can see them play downstrokes.
Oh yeah, this is full pure Metal! Love it. 🤘 😎 🤘 😉 👍 👋 🙂 🇻🇪 Thanks you for sharing this.
Jesus your tone is fckn amazing !!!!
Songs I down pick are Amon Amarth guardians of Asgard 30 seconds to mars closer to the edge and zombie by Cranberries
Can someone suggest a tutorial for downpicking? What is the best technique?
Also Olly Steele - right hand concepts
Thank you guys!!! 🙏🏻
Learn how to play Paranoid with only downstrokes.
Or, you can do what Scott Ian did, work on making the upstrokes as thunderous as the downstrokes. From what I have been able to figure out, it requires you to attack the string at the same angle in both directions.
Downpicking is one of my most hated thing to do BUT at the same time I love it. You get me?
Dude you are my idol other than Buckethead of course...lol I love that you have a super Saiyan God Vegeta on your desk!!! I'm jealous of all your guitars my dream is to have a green Ibanez of my own. Thanks for being you. You make me play guitar Everytime I watch. Thanks.
Arron Hartley thanks bro!!
@@JamieSlays thanks for just acknowleding my existence. Super jealous of your gear keep slaying bro
😊 start saving haha
@@JamieSlays I am working two jobs hopefully I will have a sick green Ibanez of my own one day
I, too, learned guitar downpicking only...kinda worked as an advantage because now I'm pretty fucking decent at it :D
that last bar of the 11th hour riff is a killer. fucks with my mind.
Awesome dude (: yeah that dahlia one looked rough. You did well but i could tell that was a total struggle bus
Looking at your sleeves makes me want to finish mine...
awesome!!!
I forsure thought id see SOAD aerials on there but still a badass set
Isn't it also kinda cheating to palm mute the fretted notes on the descending riff in Master Of Puppets (except the fret 2 and 1)?
DML-_21 no?
@@JamieSlays because having to kinda jump up and down fast with your hand to palm mute adds to the difficulty (at least for me)
Please do a mastodon video?
So sick my man!
Great sound! what usb interface do you use? I have a line pod gx for many years.. or is it worth buying a different one? I'm not happy with the sound it makes
I use a focusrite2i2 😊
I find it super hard to believe that Brian down picked that blackest incarnation riff. I just think it seems way harder that way and alt picking gives the same effect
Now do next vid showing the same riffs played alternate picking.
Jaime Slays ive noticed you have a few ibanez, a solar and ltd and a schecter. Out of all of them in your opinion which do you find to be better as far as quality and bang for your money. I really like schecter. But that ibanez and solar you have are super sweet. I'm gonna be in the market for a new guitar soon.
Solarrrr
Ok awesome. Honeslty what's what my heart was saying just trying to get as much info as I can since I havent been able to find one to play before I buy it.
Yeh. It’s one of the best guitars I’ve ever played
Maybe not totallly downpicked but a good arm burner is Within Destruction by As I Lay Dying
Sweet down picking Jamie you get a big thumbs up buddy 👍👍
Oh baby Black Dahlia Murder and Trivium 🤘 I approve
Great riffs🤘. As much as I like the latest Bullet for my Valentine album, their older stuff is much better
When I first started to learn Master Of Puppets I literally didn't know that alternate picking was a thing. I was like THAT much of a beginner. So there were only downstrokes to me. And I learned it. So after few months of playing only downstroke and, as a result, becoming champion of universe in arm wrestling I started to try alternate picking. That was uncomfortable. So that's funny how everyone is struggling with downstrokes while I had a pain in the ass with alternate picking.
I always used to downpick Rose of Sharyn and My Curse by Killswitch Engage back in the day. Just sounds better in my opinion. But, I had no choice to get good at it cos it took me ages to be able to alternate pick properly 😂
Hey bro, asked a few times and I don't think you've answered - what pickups did you put in the RGAIX6? I've recently put the Nazgul/Sentient in my RGAIX7, big upgrade, but I'd love to get closer to your tone..