Give the guy credit for having the confidence to play with such an unforgiving tone. This is as raw as it gets and leaves little room for error (sloppiness). I give him praise for distancing himself from every other player relying on a pre-packaged and over processed sound.

@XMetalChefX

5 жыл бұрын

He was a devout Lee Jackson preamp user in the day. They were extremely dry but brutal, like a vht pitbull almost. You have to have really good technique to nit sound sloppy through them.

@gonza.shreds

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he always loved that kind of tone. When it came about showing his rig he always talked how the gain was at about 5-6 and not more than that, passive pickups and never scooped the mids. What a champ.

@Lomni

7 ай бұрын

@@gonza.shreds passive pickups with massive gainboost. The gain came from the preamp in the guitar, not the amp.

@quitegenius

6 ай бұрын

@@gonza.shreds And he usually used the same tone for solos too. What a boss!

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

4 ай бұрын

Yes his tone is super boxy. I personally don't like that for myself more of a fluid PAF type guy but Alexi makes it work. He sounds very fluid, only when he plays slowly you notice it. But it's a tone I like for practicing because it's so unforgiving, it's in a way similar to an old style blues sound but just way more gain. In both cases sloppiness is punished instantly. Sometimes he sounds a little sloppy but that's the tone. If he was playing through Yngwie's rig it would be extremely smooth and fluid because Yngwie doesn't always play that cleanly, which his tone doesn't punish nearly as much. With the tube screamer (DOD250, same idea) into a cranked Plexi, low output pickups, compressor and EQ.

Rest In Peace Wild Child! What a sad way to start this year. One of the best guitarists and songwriters of our generation gone way too soon. Rest easy Alexi

I'm never going hear him say "bezzigly" ever again... :( Rest in peace Alexi

@nazrisemuni224

3 жыл бұрын

can you point at what time did he say this on this video?

@BikFlofer

3 жыл бұрын

@@nazrisemuni224 0:58 1:02 2:08 2:23 3:19 4:22 4:58 5:22 5:34 5:37

@Nakkiteline

3 ай бұрын

ah that's so standard finnish pronunciation, some words like basically are quite hilarious in finglish, we say it beizikli or beisikli because we don't use z but it's more or less s sound 😆 i speak the same way our language is pronounced in such a different manner that it makes for hilarious accent 😆 beisikli wii pronounse evriting very beisikliii pat understandaplii. 😆🇫🇮

What an amazing musician

@verstimmungverstimmung6857

8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Brown phahah lol

@dalax8949

5 жыл бұрын

@@verstimmungverstimmung6857 Poser like you would never wrote masterpiece like Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper so shut the fuck up and go try to tune your guitar beacuse thats all you can do.

"hi it's Alexi from Children of Bodom" still makes me nostalgic. ☹

RIP Alex , thanks for all of your music

Rest in Power, Wild Child

To everyone bitching about the tone, it's meant to fit with their mix. Listen to the full mix and it'll make more sense.

@crazymike1706

8 жыл бұрын

+Vivian Mistix I think the tone sounds great. I guess it depend what speakers a person uses.

@DeathPandaDanceParty

8 жыл бұрын

+Vivian Mistix I don't think that's his actual tone. It sounds like other Guitar World tutorial videos and all the vids have people complaining about the tone and blaming Guitar World.

@mikeimmonen6619

4 жыл бұрын

@@DeathPandaDanceParty Guitar world tones have a flubby low end. You can have a lot of low end but most 80s groupies were tighter than this

One of the greatest guitarists ever !!!

@jasminepatrick5669

7 жыл бұрын

Lance Harverye what are you like 16.....

@tyler_bt3326

6 жыл бұрын

Jasmine Patrick hey, everyone has their influences and opinions. No need to mock somebody for it. Say what you want about Alexi but he'll always be the reason I started playing guitar :)

@AgeofJP

6 жыл бұрын

KiLl3R Mem3StAR So did I...I think it's a natural phenomenom with CoB, either you don't really like them or you worship them, there's rarely an in-between. The only two people I know personally who like CoB as much as I do both started playing guitar because of him. It's not his playing itself that made me worship him as I do admit he plays sloppy live, but it's his ability to write whole albums that I can listen through without disliking any of them. There are some songs on later albums that I don't love but they had 5 albums without a single weak song and even the later albums have more awesome songs than weak ones. Hellhounds on my Trail and Transference are literally the only two songs I dislike and the latter still has a part that I love to play on guitar. In comparison, my 2nd favorite bands would be Amorphis, In Flames and Dark Tranquility and for those I have playlists that include less than half of their songs (and not because IF changed their style, I actually dig their newer albums just as much as the older ones)

@rodolfoperalta5180

2 жыл бұрын

I do believe he’s one of the greatest and I’m not even a big CoB fan

@tedats

3 ай бұрын

People can play more perfectly than Alexi but not one person can play it like Alexi!

Morrigan - one of the best COB riffs ever

@the_Falcon_fall

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@proletariatbourgeoisie9929

3 жыл бұрын

Yuuuuuup

@vincentzombi3916

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great song!! Had to tune one of my guitars just for that song

@Snoopaloop1981

2 жыл бұрын

First time i heard that song I couldnt wipe the smile off as I listened to it probably 3 times back to back.

@wolowizard4441

11 ай бұрын

It’s the open chord that does it for me, it’s such a fucking good riff. When ever I play the song I have to restart it at least 3 times just to hear the first 20 seconds

everyone complaining about the guitar tone; Have you tried listening through decent headphones instead of shitty phone speakers or laptop speakers. Its really not that bad. Honestly, some of you are like fucking wine critics.

@SecretEyeSpot

8 жыл бұрын

Drives me crazy. Every fucking video I watch from Guitar world.. filled with tone snobs..

@chasebroughton7373

8 жыл бұрын

People need to realize that it's Alexi's/the performer's/the guitarist's tone...not theirs...

@joniiboy

7 жыл бұрын

It`s not a bad tone, personally i think it`s bad compared to his old tone, both that and his playing used to be alot tighter

his tone is one of the cleanest, pronounced tones in metal, you can hear each note he plays. lots of mids. love it. keep in mind hes not playing through a computer, or a kemper. this is still a player using an actual amplifier and cabinet.

@kristijanfistrek9055

5 жыл бұрын

There is a shit ton of uneccessary low end in his sound here, mids are literally getting drowned in it.

@milooksala4544

5 жыл бұрын

@@kristijanfistrek9055 thanks to GW's shitty amps and recording

@loganpriest6029

3 жыл бұрын

@@kristijanfistrek9055 it'd be the gear they supply at guitar World, you literally have everybody who has a phenomenal tone normally, have that same pretty flat heavily bass driven tone when they make an appearance here and demonstrate some of their riffs. Quite disappointing really because Alexi sounds amazing normally

@DanielS-zq2rr

2 жыл бұрын

Most artists still use real amps... Even the vast majority i'd say.

@AGRGTR09

2 жыл бұрын

Any other way aint fuckin Rock n Roll....much less Metal!!!!

i still can't believe that he is gone...

@mikaInk67

3 жыл бұрын

Same Bro...

The riff to "I Worship Chaos" is fucking brutal.

@oni6574

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

Skwisgaar Skwigelf wasn't an exaggeration at all, apparently.

@blakethomas3366

8 жыл бұрын

not even slightly lol

@tuulenkoti

8 жыл бұрын

+Hi_mynameis_Matt hurrr durrr i watch le cartoon foar metul ppl xD

@thehalfandhalfkid4946

4 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment I’ve seen all day lol

I expect to see here main riff from "I Hurt". It's really damn good! :(

Never thought I would have to write this to my favorite guitar play and band, RIP Alexi you will be missed!! 😢😢😢😢

Love Alexi's playing! Such a unique sound and great songwriter. Great edgy and distorted one pickup tone.

I don't care what the OG Bodom fans say, I Worship Chaos has some of the best Bodom songs I have ever heard. R.I.P Alexi

i miss you so much Alexi, im cryin right now. you were a father to me growing up. i miss you so much

The only modern day dude who can make a fedora look cool.

@joeh.9223

5 жыл бұрын

@AndrewSandrew Hahaha, I was going to say that too!!

@howtoshootstraighthtss4948

2 жыл бұрын

How about sinister gate? From a7x

your a legend Alexi! thanks for keeping every day strong with your music!!

in all my years listening to Children of Bodom, and idolizing Alexi Laiho, I've never seen him do an in depth tutorial with his songs not to mention how he plays it. You could see in his previous, he looks uninterested or what not. I wouldn't complain alot, since one of the most amazing guitarists in the world shares something like this.

Great lesson from a riffmonster!!!!!Thx for posting that!!!!!!

Rest in peace my childhood hero...

Miss this crazy guy. I think i watched so much of him growing up and all those lessons, especially those metal guitar dvds that my playing style, down to hand placement, mimicks him a lot. So talented and extremely knowledgeable 🙏🏽

Dimebag, Randy, Stevie Ray, BB, Jimi, Alexi. These are the Gods of tone and color anyone that plays guitar knows and adores. Except there is no room for error with their sound, that's how good they are.

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

4 ай бұрын

They are quite different. Randy had that "Plexi about to blow up a city block" sound. So much gain, it sounded like the amp was burning up. That can make it a little easier but if you do play as clean as Randy it still has the definition. Stevie and Hendrix have a similar style of tone, also a lot more fluid though achieved differently. Both a cranked Plexi style amp, Jimi with a fuzz and Stevie with a tube screamer. I think Alexis is the most boxy of them and the most punishing tone.

he is too cool and soo original

hey its alek from chillin in bodom

@jona7940

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@ZenMastah

3 жыл бұрын

I'm laughing for few minutes after reading this

@user-vv7gt2hu7p

3 жыл бұрын

If you put captions it says 'hey it's laxative'

@Champino443

3 жыл бұрын

I've laughed at this for years it's so true...and yes the subtitles def say laxative hahahaha

Well, I like how Alexi shows riffs from their album. This might be interesting. Also, the Morrigan riff, I like how he nailed it :)

Amazing musician!

I appreciate how he has many different turnings

I like this dude, he respects the right hand...Always a mark of a great musician!

It's basically one string, but I use 3…

I like reading the comments people leave. Just remember he is doing better than all of us musically. I never made an album, he plays guitar better than me and his tone is better than mine.

@overklokk3d813

5 жыл бұрын

Finally an honest comment. Thanks. I feel the same btw. Never knew there were so many closet virtuosos in the world. They have all this unreleased material with these gorgeous tones they aren't willing to share.

love the new album lexi!!

Alexi such a badass😂

Aleksi we miss you RIP

Such a unique technique in which he made his own. RESPECT. A great loss. RIP.

Rest in Metal wild child 🤘🏼🖤

I'm not fucking around he's probably got one of the prettiest hands out there in the entire world.

Alexi Laiho, el hombre que me enseñó a amar los riffs. Descubriendo que la técnica puesta al servicio del sentimiento puede producir melodías poderosas y de una belleza asombrosa. El que me hizo recordar por qué amo la guitarra eléctrica

awesome riffs

I miss COB, a new album, more of Alex's videos 😭 RIP man! I hope you're fine where you are now, we don't forget you

Now I'm hyped for All for Nothing as I really enjoyed that riff

Man I miss this dude. The smoothest right hand you’ll ever see.

Cool riffs!

Such a stylish and unusual hat for Alexi.

YT captions: "Hey it's a laxative for children bottom"

i love him

Morrigan is such a great song!! \m/

RIP ALEXI.

Alexi is always chillin' at Bodom...

Still can’t believe he‘s gone 😔

RIP legend

awesome!

Sucks he is gone he’s such a great guitar player it bites big-time rest in peace

And there`s that! RIP legend

Clicked this video just because of matching font's background green color on the thumbnails with Alexi's guitar and the font color on his shirt

Very good job Alexi! Love the Morrigan song!!! :) You is fucking genius amazing music maaaaaaan from fucking Finland!!! :)

Awesome tone ...

A Grandmaster of this craft

awesome

cob kicks ass omg!!!!!

very nice great

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die

"All for nothing". Please!!!

Please god people give the Danger Zone cover on this album more credit

Damn! It Will take years to play like this :(

My Legend !! Rest in Peace my brother

Just learned of his passing from these comments. I had to google it to believe it. Wow im shocked. He was such an amazing guitarist

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I found out late too. I wasn't listening to that much metal around that time and it somehow didn't make the news. A year back ir so I though, man I want some Bodom, started listening to them a lot again and thought, hey let's see what my favourite crazy guitarist is up to and I saw that he had died years ago..

Can you imagine what this man is doing with Warrel right now?! Hoping to hear it some day!

WHY HASN'T ANYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SOUND YET?! this is driving me nuts, not the sound mind you, it sounds great in the mix, but this is GW damn it, someone needs to go "omg his sound is shit, i've been playing for 30 years and i sound so much better" really damn fast !

@Trials-and-Tribulations

8 жыл бұрын

+Caeryx There is mids, he's using no reverb.

@15elmerfin97

8 жыл бұрын

+Caeryx he has always said that he likes to crank mids up and in case you aren't too familiar with marshall amps you should know that they have quite strong mid-range. IMO his tone in this vid is a lot better than in most ones. also alexi doesn't almost ever use any effect pedals whatsoever except overdrive pedal

@tuulenkoti

8 жыл бұрын

+Camiel Hirschberg What the retards complaining about the sound are too green to realise is that his sound isnt tailored for youtube videos like your youtube guitar 'heroes'. His sound is made for live playing with a detuned guitar and detuned bass. So his tone is full of mids and treble to cut through the live mix. Now shut the fuck up. youre watching on youtube. dont expect crystalline HD.

@luukraver

8 жыл бұрын

+tuulenkoti You do realize that you just cussed out the guy who was taking the piss out of those people who complain about the sound all the time, right?

@tuulenkoti

8 жыл бұрын

Luuk D I was agreeing with him. learn to read.

met that guy in Nebraska. nice guy.

Im so stuck with the "All for Nothing" riffs and the song is stay still in my head. R.I.P Master Alexi Laiho 🙏

All for Nothing is the best Song Ever Heard 😢😢😢❤❤

I wish he would do a tutorial on man-makeup. I always struggle with my eye-liner

@assaultedpeanut9

3 жыл бұрын

You mean guy liner

damn that riff from All for nothing. insane.

I bought the EMG ALX-HZ passive humbucking pickup and I am torn. As far as shredding, that is what that pickup excels at. The midrange and treble bands are very strong. But I can't get any bottom! I never thought a pickup would be so tailored to one specific aspect of the guitar. It is a very tight, very focused low end. So trying to play something like Black Sabbath where you need some flub on the low E string...this is not your pickup. It is like the Mick Thompson Active Blackout's. It is not a bad pickup, just very specific on what it does. My vote? If you are a pure shredder, get this. If you are more a rhythm guy, go with something more like a Seymour Duncan JB. That pickup is more general purpose and not so focused on lead playing.

♡

@ww1-756

6 жыл бұрын

♡

All For Nothing is a top 3 Children Of Bodom song.

Alexi fuckin laiho is giving an awesome lesson and everyone is cribbing about the guitar tone. And he is walking through the stuff slow and neat. Damn. People these days.

Why is everybody complaining about the tone he's not meant to sound like Chet Atkins

@3:25 what a legendary riff.

The title says 'licks' yet the video is about riffs.

good

is it just me or is mic Thomson tattooed on his right hand?

chill'n botton

The song 'Morrigan' has a resemblance to Trivium's style

he seems like a guy that I would like to grab a beer with. I'm not sure why, he just does

what pickup does he using?? it looks not him signature pickup. cause logotype isn't "EMG HZ"...

@chasebroughton7373

8 жыл бұрын

It is his signature pickup It just doesn't look like it since it seems darker on camera and you can't see the dots on the bottom of the pickup unless you focus your eyes on it

Is he talking to little person in his guitar neck or something? Maybe there's a little tv in there?

I want to jim root lesson!!!

And aaaaa....... aaa..... :)

RIP 💔

I wish they hadn't dropped to drop B :/

@Juicexlx

6 жыл бұрын

Morrigan sounds creepy and wicked AF in drop B. The darkness really helps, because the tempo is much slower than the usual trash/speed Metal COB plays. Listen to the whole mix through decent speakers at 1080p quality. This Drop B song is super heavy. I love it! kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKFnzaarcrfSpJs.html

I like his hat/sunglasses combo. Very edgy.

I miss Roope! Get him back!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyone else notice all guitarist describe riffs the same. "you like uhm do this (plays guitar riff) and uhm like this again and play this and ya"

I find bodom to be more fun to play in general to lots of other metal. Kinda like how when I discovered MEgadeth I have yet to play another Metallica song.