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‘Clarity’ - Protest The Hero Guitar Playthrough

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I had planned to record an acoustic EP when lockdown happened, but got burnt out and disillusioned with it, so started playing metal riffs for fun. Eventually decided to challenge myself and get all the way through this absolute monster. Sweep picking, multi-finger tapping, economy picking, alt-picked arpeggios, random 9/8 and 13/16 bars, very little repetition and it’s damn quick.
Back to acoustic...
Baja tele
Kemper (ToneCrate Brody Uttley Dual Rec profile)
One take

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  • @adrianvalverde1636
    @adrianvalverde163623 күн бұрын

    with a single coil is the biggest flex

  • @BoabShreddon
    @BoabShreddon3 ай бұрын

    The tone coming from that Telecaster is insane!

  • @thewardenduncan
    @thewardenduncan3 жыл бұрын

    Sick man! I seriously thought you were Luke for a second at the beginning of the vid, haha. Not a chance that I could play through this whole song, but that section that starts at 3:55 is genuinely one of my favorite things in the world to play, PTH really know when to shred and when to groove, lol. Kudos on nailing the whole fucking song!

  • @davepatchen
    @davepatchen4 ай бұрын

    That was amazing. You crushed more notes in this song than most artists do in a lifetime. Great playing!

  • @jeuno2
    @jeuno2 Жыл бұрын

    Love your expression at 3:22! PTH is so damn good man. Love them and love this! I am dabbling through this tab at the moment myself. Just going super slow with each part.

  • @brunoalves3958
    @brunoalves39582 жыл бұрын

    Holy moly! You nailed it like a boss!

  • @Mushroom_River
    @Mushroom_River3 жыл бұрын

    You rocked it, man. When the next section / riff came up I keep saying to myself "Man, this guy is good." It just kept getting better and better.

  • @mammothaudioengineering
    @mammothaudioengineering3 жыл бұрын

    Dude, that was like, effortless. Great job! It's a pleasure watching covers like this.

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! Glad it looked effortless, the hours of metronome practice were not haha!

  • @mammothaudioengineering

    @mammothaudioengineering

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kennethbelsham2958 I can imagine. You made it work though, for sure!

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mammothaudioengineering Cheers! Loads of fun. Must do some Palimpsest stuff!

  • @hillcresthc
    @hillcresthc7 ай бұрын

    Luke, is that you?

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    7 ай бұрын

    🤣 cheers! An odd number of people have said that…

  • @eg1s219
    @eg1s2192 жыл бұрын

    That was sick!!

  • @ToniLovesSkateboarding
    @ToniLovesSkateboarding2 жыл бұрын

    perfection

  • @alexandreb.desaadami9160
    @alexandreb.desaadami91603 жыл бұрын

    Very cool 😎

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @jellybeen9043
    @jellybeen90432 жыл бұрын

    DUDE, you are incredible!!!!!!

  • @Kit-Oni
    @Kit-Oni3 жыл бұрын

    Great cover it's nice to hear single coils used for metal in a humbucker dominated market

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much! Teles are great for metal, so much attack!

  • @jacknottingham6954
    @jacknottingham69543 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit! You KILLED IT. Such a fantastic cover.

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man!

  • @arjunjsatheesh8899
    @arjunjsatheesh88992 жыл бұрын

    Butter

  • @aaronballantyne
    @aaronballantyne3 жыл бұрын

    Killed it! And on a tele too!

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! Hah, it’s a baja tele too, neck like a baseball bat! I practised this on an Ibanez, but tbh liked it on the tele more!

  • @AbhiBass96
    @AbhiBass96 Жыл бұрын

    Luke 2.0? Sick playing!

  • @Radeckk
    @Radeckk3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing job!! Congrats !

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It was a challenge for sure haha!

  • @duff5000
    @duff50002 жыл бұрын

    Oh fuck, I thought this was Luke playing lmao! Flawless 👌🏻

  • @AbhiBass96

    @AbhiBass96

    Жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @boxcpl
    @boxcpl3 жыл бұрын

    Came for pth, stayed for the shredding hunk. So clean.

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha

  • @dw732
    @dw7323 жыл бұрын

    I’m trying to learn this song rn and it’s challenging, you make this look crazy easy, amazing job dude

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It was definitely super challenging! All the little variations killed me, and I never quite nailed the end of the chorus, but it was really rewarding to learn all the way through.

  • @ohbabar6649
    @ohbabar66493 жыл бұрын

    Amazing playing man!

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Need to do some more PtH!

  • @LuizWildchild
    @LuizWildchild3 жыл бұрын

    you killed, i thought it was the original guitarrist of PRH playing for a moment ;b

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @gqfiend
    @gqfiend3 жыл бұрын

    I’m gonna have to watch again with it straight to my ears. This single coil tele thing defies all tone snobbery logic!

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hah, thanks! Teles are great for metal, maybe not at stage volume, but they're so direct and defined! I tried this with an Ibanez with SD Nazgul/Sentient set and this just sounded clearer.

  • @cubaross2361
    @cubaross23614 жыл бұрын

    My favorite song ever

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a great one!

  • @KingdomKali
    @KingdomKali3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing job. Did you do it all by ear? Your style is very relaxed, you don't waste energy in your movement. Really good control/technique. Great song, truly. Thanks man. You've done it a good bit better than the other attempts I've heard. Keep up the awesome job. But that's probably easy, if music is food for your soul the way it is for me. Take care and best of luck. *boyfriend of the account holder commenting.*

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! No, I used the official tab (although some of the official tab is actually wrong!). I’m glad it comes across as controlled, it was a lot of work to get to this point. I never quite got the chorus, which is frustrating, but I should pick it back up.

  • @KingdomKali

    @KingdomKali

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kennethbelsham2958 i heard, but that's way better than anyone I've jammed with. I'm a drummer, and I've followed them a long time. If you've heard of Car Bomb, that's where my heart is.... but I love pretty much all complex heavy music. But anyway, hey... even IF you WERE flying by the seat of your pants on the chorus and some other leads, your technique hides it well. Truly, I wish you lived in Tucson, Arizona. You're significantly better than most guitarists around here. And too many of them are arrogant, while you come off as quite humble. So yeah, amen. Few things feel as good as figuring out and successfully playing along to your favorite songs. Best of luck moving forward. *boyfriend of the account holder commenting.*

  • @KingdomKali

    @KingdomKali

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kennethbelsham2958 ps. ...REALLY cool choice on the telecaster too, by the way. Unusual, due to the tradtionally thinner sound. Do you kmow what year it is? I personally feel thay aged wopd, vintage gear, cannot be beat in tone quality. Either way, I'm sure the tele helps you stand out among those who play metal. You're literally the first I've seen who has chosen the telecaster.... most metal guys won't even go with a strat..... I'm currently trying to restore a 70s vintage Gibson Explorer. So I'm hoping it does the job as well as my 70s Ludwigs. Have a good one.

  • @BookOfSaints

    @BookOfSaints

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kennethbelsham2958I noticed this too! The outro is tabbed incorrectly, specifically when to play the triplets. I used this video to get that part right haha. Fantastic work!

  • @deluxeeeLuxury
    @deluxeeeLuxury2 жыл бұрын

    is this a Mexico tele?

  • @kennethbelsham2958

    @kennethbelsham2958

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a Baja Tele, made in Mexico, custom shop designed. Great guitars!