My worst nightmare has come to pass. An electric guitar that you can still lose your pick inside. 😫😫😫

@superancient

5 жыл бұрын

Once I lost a pick in a control cavity of a strat :D

@camai75

5 жыл бұрын

lol....best reply yet

@barteksiudziak5661

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@moimeme7839

5 жыл бұрын

David Nwokoye 😂😂😂

@DatMetalBoi75

5 жыл бұрын

You've gotta be cursed to drop your pick into a guitar with f holes

I hope people could one day understand that you can play any genre on most guitars without any issue.

@daghetto101

2 жыл бұрын

literally

You had me with the first note of Mastodon.

Being metal relies everything on the player. You can plug a strat to a turd and pete would still make that sound metal

@certifiedpossum8655

5 жыл бұрын

You mean the turd fuzz?

@the4thway51

5 жыл бұрын

I havn't tried that with a turd, but the playing style has alot to do with it.

@O-.-O

4 жыл бұрын

You can play metal on a shovel, the guitar amplifier is the most important thing not the guitar.

@taytyty7444

2 жыл бұрын

@@O-.-O so what you're saying is I could've bought a pedal and it would sound much better since the hollow body could produce more sustain or tones from the body? I recently bought a cheap Glarry hollow and this got me thinkin when I watched a previous video on hollow body used in metal. Seems like it would produce a nasty, killer hall room evil sound if I had the right pedal. I'm not sure about amps, but line6 seems to have lots of effects for someone who wants to experiment on a budget (i'm not sure how it works too, if line6 is digital then the sound would have to rely on the sampling rate and levels that the amp can achieve? anyone wanna enlighten me on this?)

Crystal Mountain just has some of the greatest riffs. That tone!

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed it does, always been one of my favourites :)

@WitchPilled

5 жыл бұрын

The whole Symbolic album is riff paradise!

@waldasswart00th18

5 жыл бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic , Chuck Schuldiner is not dead. He is DEATH

@AmberAge

5 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget Ben Burnley too plays a (baritone) hollowbody...

@Dapno_

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Roberts they are the built in ones on this mode

Would have loved to get a side-by-side comparison of hollow-body vs solid. The hollow sounds great, but I have no idea what it means in that context/in comparison.

Thumbs up for Mastodon, Brent loves to use hollow bodies

Fade to Black with the extra resonance is pretty amazing.

This makes sense, I’ve always thought this would work. Hollowbodies have a fuller and deeper tone which is the essence of metal. Play a Sabbath riff on a high end gretsch and it’ll get you in the soul

Having just added a semi-hollow (an Ibanez Artcore) to my guitar harem, and having had the audacity to hit the gain on my amp and play Celtic Frost and Darkthrone riffs on it the first night I had her, I can safely say you can play metal on a supposed "jazz" guitar.

damn working on a similar right now haha

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Loads of people have made a Hollowbody Metal videos recently, I'd urge you continue it anyway. It's been on my list for years but I've never managed to get hold of one until now. Thanks for watching! :)

@RudyAyoub

5 жыл бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic I've had the hollow for a while but still held it off lmao, dope riffage mang

It's weird how stigma can prevent people from using a instrument in this setting

@garinramadhan6572

5 жыл бұрын

Any stigma is limiting capabilities right

@danielbell4007

4 жыл бұрын

semihollow guitars feedback more than solid body guitars. That’s a real thing. So in live scenarios, with amps on stage, and the PA going, with monitors, there are dozens of problem areas waiting to send your guitar into unexpected and uncontrollable feedback.

@KiRiMa64

4 жыл бұрын

Semi hollow guitars NEVER stopped Ted Nugent!!!!

@jakevoss7885

4 жыл бұрын

@@KiRiMa64 didn't stop Chris Cornell either... and old school Soundgarden was heavy for what and when it was

@abraxian7090

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielbell4007 what's an amp?

Would be great to listen to acoustic guitar with distortion next. Come on, Pete :)

@danielskrivan6921

5 жыл бұрын

Jared Dines did this recently.

@royalcat10

5 жыл бұрын

There's a Zakk Wylde video already on youtube that's been up for awhile of him doing that. Jared dines also did it a bit ago.

@jamessuraciart

3 жыл бұрын

I have been trying for years to get acoustic to sound good with distortion. I've been able to get it to sound good at home, playing by myself, but live (especially with drummers who play really loud), it usually sounds like shit. It sounds muddy as fuck no matter how you adjust your pedal and amp settings, and/or distortion is weaker/quieter than clean or vice versa (even after adding an EQ pedal into the mix), and chances are, you are going to get a fuckload of (unwanted) feedback even with a soundhole cover (actually, at some venues, the soundhole covers made it worse). Basically, it can sound good if recording at home/in a studio, but jamming with a full band or even just a drummer, or playing a show, it's not usually going to sound good because you aren't going to be able to get the volume you need to compete with the other instruments without sacrificing sound quality. Sometimes it can sound good depending on the venue, but that is rare. It's dissappointing because I've always wanted to be able to switch from acoustic to electric at the push of a pedal at shows.

that Crystal mountain was great Pete!!! And I already tried metal on hollowbody years ago, so no need to convince me :-)

If a 335 into a wall of Marshalls was good enough for Clapton when in Cream... And I suppose that disproves the main (non-aesthetic) concern with using hollow/semi-hollow bodies in highgain situations - They are worse for feedback, but back in the day, Clapton got ALL his volume from his backline. Guitarists today have front-of-house PAs and noise gates and other toys to keep their sound controlled.

@VideoMask93

4 жыл бұрын

I thought Clapton's Cream tone was an SG? But Alex Lifeson got a great tone from a 355 into Marshalls and Hiwatts.

I have a hollow body that I play metal on all the time. It's actually better than the jackson solid body I have surprisingly. Still one of the best guitars I've ever tried

@connormcintyre-rp1xf

Жыл бұрын

Sorry this is late, but I have a prs 22 custom and it plays metal amazingly.

Loved that first riff 😍😍😍

@vincentmasterbassist6784

5 жыл бұрын

The song is amazing

Sharpen The Blades is such a killer track

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is! :)

@Danny_Aniss

4 жыл бұрын

That song got me into Daath! Amazing band

@malikcaines3866

4 жыл бұрын

FACTS

Am I high or do I see a can of spam in the background

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

You’re not high, it’s an Amp called the Spamp. Check out the video I did with it in my channel last year, it has a meaty tone :)

@Samurai_Stoner

5 жыл бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic nice

@xectyliod2742

5 жыл бұрын

Can confirm, I got one bc of that video.

@pepupapi

5 жыл бұрын

Why not both?

@leoncorbett4553

3 жыл бұрын

You are high. You have the munchies so the spam stands out to you.

My little brother bought a Gretsch hollow body years ago and gave me so much shit for shredding on it. He honestly got so mad at me.

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Show him an Emil Werstler video and watch him scream haha. But seriously Emil is a great guitar player and he mainly uses hollowbody’s too :)

@JeremiahMcComas

5 жыл бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic That is great!! I know what's happening when the family gets together for Christmas this year.

@STiLLiLLPRODUCTiONS

5 жыл бұрын

I was djenting on a Gretsch White Penguin. It was legit.

Just gonna throw it out there, that's a really pretty guitar.

@tammycoates7816

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is I like the look of that guitar.. sounds great too Pete had it singing:D

@lennygriffin5915

5 жыл бұрын

To think it’s like £200

@FloridaManRacer

5 жыл бұрын

I'm the proud owner of this exact model. the CST 24 HB TB (Tobacco Burst). It has a coil split for the rear humbucker, a graphite nut and great tuners. Intonation needed a slight adjustment out of the box but it was basically in tune out of the box after shipping from Germany to NY... A cross Atlantic flight, all that handling, and still in tune. Just gonna say this. For the price, you feel like you're stealing the thing from Thomann.

@jeffjoe3275

4 жыл бұрын

John Douglas Racing Video a prs would cost you like $2000 more

Pete just makes everything sound awesome!!

There's absolutely nothing like ripping some Slayer, LoG, and Death on a 335. Greatest feeling in the world.

@alvildeshirven3571

5 жыл бұрын

OH MY FUCKING GOD I GOT ONE OF THOSE CUTE LITTLE HEART THINGS AFHGJSTKSAWHFQAHFAF

Death

Been debating getting one of these for quite a while now This has me convinced, on their versatility

Been using a Bob Weir Dangelico for metal lately. Its tuned to B standard currently with 60g 13g strings. Djent tones sound thick and chunky. Loving it. Also great tone on the Fade to Black solo 🤘🤘

@peteplaysmusic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

Lol I used to work at guitar center and used to always play a hollow body through a triple rectifier and it sounded sick . Would play slayer , killswitch , and anything heavy I could think of . And yes its was " the other brand $$ " most of the time , once in awhile I would grab a gretch and really watch people double take lol. Awesome job bro . By far you are my favorite you tube player

I like how you list the gear you used below the video. Thanks!

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

Beautiful tones!

I’ve used a Schecter C-1 E/A semi hollow for about 10 years playing metal and it rules. It’s got a JB/Jazz pickup set which helps!

that Daath Riff always gets me pumped. Such a good album

Thank you for Daath, and Death!! All wicked bands you covered and wicked playing :) That guitar is insane, for the price

I use a Gretsch 5620T for quite heavy stuff, it isnt exactly EMG81 sound and i need much more gain to get pinch harmonics but it works fine. Has a Center Block and i think thats important tho.

I've never heard of this. I think hollowbodies are great for metal. I played a few Power Metal riffs on an Ibanez hollow body one time and it just felt right.

Love the inlays

Yess my hopes that Emil riffs would be included was not disappointed. Nice job man sharpen the blades is a hard riff

As always, am AMP and Cabinet are making the tone) great video Pete,)

my first guitar was a gold Ebanez from 69 offered by my cousin( blues guy) just like that one and I played Death Metal in my first concerts with it but it was not very good on the solos , had lack of sustain even when i pushed by the distortion so after a equalizer i decided to buy a humbucker Seymour Duncan that helped a lot and I continued to use it daily for two years until I bought my first Washburn, i still have that guitar , since 1986....dam i m getting old

Some if the best guitar advice I've heard in forever hahaha😆

Thats fun, i was planning to go buy a hollow-body tomorrow at guitar center

Hands down my favorite brand of guitar and played using this style is much more perfect! Now I wanna hear this done using a DaisyRock guitar Essentially the Stardust Elite

"Metal" isn't about specific gear, it's about the attitude. Something you always manage to put into your playing no matter the gear.

@kidnamedalaska

3 жыл бұрын

2 years later I’m the first to see this! Hey Metfan!

Nice riffs👍😀

Could you make a full video of Fade To Black on that thing? That was awesome.

I actually play almost everything my semihollow😅😅 really killer tone esp. for Mastodon😏 Edit: thanks for the heart Pete, love your channel

the gain know only works i the final position, fixed with duct tape and additionally insulated with three layers of concrete.

damn, i think i know what guitar i'm buying next! awesome vid, i actually believed that hollowbody is too difficult to use use on high gain due to uncontrollable feedback, because i read a lot of such comments online. you proved them wrong for me, and thank you for that!

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Feedback can be a huge problem still, especially in a live situation but lower the gain and use noise gates and you can get some good results. Thanks for watching! :)

I do love the look of that PRS

I got chills when crystal mountain started Sounds sO GOOD RIP CHUCK

I have an Ibanez Artcore AG-35 (I'm pretty sure, there's a fucking gazillion different codes for the artcores). It's the one with a hollow Les Paul shape and no pick guard. I've always been surprised how heavy it sounds. Really helps to have a full clean tone and rich overdriven chords. Fun tip, if you tape over the f holes it's more crisp and less boxy.

The thing is how would it be live? Would you be comfortable swinging it around and hucking it? Sounds good for sure, does it feel good to play? What's the weight like? I'd like to hear more about the setup, cause it definitely seems interesting

I got bare knuckle aftermaths in my Ibanez artcore I love it hollow body's just have that sound to them find it hard to go to my solid bodies sometimes

Would be good to have a side by side comparison with a jackson king v and a dean ml my guess is they would sound heavier on the distortion but the hollow body would be heavier in tone capability any instrument can sound good when it's set up right and you play with soul 🤘

That thing sounds amazing !!

It would be awesome to see a direct comparison on a similarly shaped solid body.

Dude those Daath riffs tough, love that album.

Wes Borland had a custom Yamaha long time ago which was a hollow body. Yeah, I know, Limp Bizkit, but Wes is a really talented guy and he was the first one to use it for heavier riffs.

Looks beautiful

Well, I've seen guys playing Metal shredding the hell out of single coils (Yngwie, I'm looking at you). So as long as the hollow body guitar has pickups that stand well that much gain, I guess they work. P.S.: I've seen those Harley Benton guitars around, but I never considered them because for the price they seem to be cheap knock-offs. But this video made me change my mind. I'll try them out the next time I go to a guitar store.

fade to black.... started to tear up. (i'm in love with a green starfire yet i want to play METAL. however, there's plenty of ballads like this and it sounded beautiful.)

before i forget,because you are talking about old times. Would really love to hear you playing Old classic Rock songs from my youth, in the early 80´s. Bands and songs like AXE "Rock n Roll party in the streets",WASP"Headless Children" ,Saxon Loverboy,Gary Moore and all the other good stuff ffrom this Time. Would you give it a try? Especially that AXE song would be awesome

I like both Jazz and Metal. In fact I think Jazz metal is something that needs to be explored more. In any case, I came to see if I could buy a hollow body guitar to play both and seems like it is indeed possible. Plus looks wise, it looks pretty cool for neoclassical.

I use a Yamaha semi hollow for my doom band. The feedback adds a raw chaotic violence when properly harnessed

Thanks A LOT for your video ! I've been GASing for the exact same guitar for a long time and am playing mostly death metal, but I also like cleans. You playing Death with such a great, articulate tone on the stock guitar really nailed the coffin : I'm buying it for my birthday.

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Happy to help, I think it’s a great guitar for the money :) Consider clicking the link to the guitar in the description when you get it, it helps me out and tells Thomann where you saw it. Thanks for watching! :)

@DerelictEarth

5 жыл бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic Didn't knew that but I will surely do when I finally purchase it ! I'm pretty sure with a pickup upgrade like with an SH6 it can really sounds brutal.

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Changing pickups on hollow bodies is often very difficult as they don’t have any plastic covers on the back of the guitar to access the volume and tone pots. You’ll need to do it all via the f holes on the front of the guitar. It’s not impossible though, but I’d definitely recommend getting a pro to swap them out for you. :)

Doing what they say! Can't be done!! That's why I like Pete Cottrell!! Real Talk!! Just Thinking out loud!

Well Rush was a band that used to play proto metal/heavy rock (potato potato) and on those albums where Rush sounded really heavy Alex Lifeson played on his hollowed body Gibson ES 335 (I'm not sure that this was specifically this model, but they look familiar) In Poland we have an alternative band called Luxtorpeda. Their vocalist and lead guitarist plays on hollowed body so yeah

Late to the party, but I thought about this when I realized the palm mute makes you sound hollow. At least on bass

well played!

I used to have an Alternative Metal band I did Vocals and Bass in, and our Guitarist played an Epiphone 335 in Karnivool tuning (BF#BGBE) but it sounded sick to us. Granted, you don't always play with hi gain in Alternative Metal so that could be why it sounded sick.

I was going to unsubscribe, but you played daath, and that touched my heart.

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Nice to know someone also remembers them. Also, thank you for not unsubscribing haha :)

I was at tattoofest and there was a metal band with one of the guitarist playing an epiphone es-355 with bigsby sounded killer on stage. They were a bit inspired by ghost

That Daath riff is sick!!

great! now I want that too..

Do you have any advice for someone who has developed tendinitis. I have noticed you have a unique picking style and thought maybe you could give me some pointers.

Fade to black,many ,many years ago after hearing it I had to learn to play.thanks

Would this work well for Doom/Stoner? Some of those acts play hollows. How well does it handle lower tunings like you have in the vid but sludgier neck tones? Did it require a lot of setup? This guitar sounds amazing btw. But my chops suck so I doubt I'll be able to play much regular metal haha. I really want to learn Crystal Mountain now tho. You even made Metallica sound cool again lol

I played on an acoustic guitar with a cheap pickup wired in for a while, so this really brings me the nostalgia. With certain songs and riffs, I genuinely prefer a hollow body

Sounds great. And thanks for reminding everyone how great Death-crystal mountain is. Fucking love that track

That actually sounds amazing

Devin Townsend used a few semi hollow Framus guitars, even on the odd SYL song live!

You always astound me with how precise your playing is! My playing style is a bit more... "freeform?" I believe that's the polite way to say that xD But yeah, you're amazing dude!

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

I recommend slow practice tempo and lots of Metallica to sort that out, and it’s fun too! Thanks for watching :)

Nice heavy worm sound, works really nice in my opinion.

I use a epipone Sheraton all the time and it's sounds great for metal

Brent Hinds of Mastodon sometimes uses a Gibson BB king signature 335

...and as an added advantage, the clean parts are much more acoustic sounding.

Converge has been using them, it gets them alot of feedback and a gnarly tone.

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

The feedback really is the biggest problem. Noise gates and lower gain settings help a lot and also could generate different ideas to those you’re used to. Thanks for watching! :)

Benjamin burnley used a hollowbody PRS (tho I don’t know if he still uses it)

I play metal all the time on my ibanez af85 and it sounds great!

I literally play with a humbucker bridge side of the soundhole with a cheap Yamaha. Few frets short of 24 but same

Don't like the HB bridge on that guitar, it only intonates on 2 strings. Does anyone know if the gibson style fits the HB ?

wow love that you chose a Dååth riff!

Which amp are you using for this, and would the Metal Zone MT-2W be sufficient?

Is there any with a floyd though? That would be badass to see pulled off its semi hollow right? So a board down the middle?

Josh Middleton from sylosis has an awesome album just playing hollowbody and crazy good!

I play on a hollow body guitar but for some reason it sounds absolutely horrible when I record it digitally. It sounds pretty decent when I play it directly through an amp but I can't record it that way. (I use a Focusrite Scarlett solo and my DAW is reaper) I'm not sure if it really is because of the guitar. Does anybody have an idea why my recordings sound so terrible? Thanks in advance

Ben Weinman, y'all! Love the mix on these riffs!

Hey! What's the blue solid body guitar you showed at the start of the video? It looked like a PRS but I'm guessing it wasn't one

Spill the blood!!! My all time favorite SLAYER riff

I never expected your voice to be this...nice.

Hell yeah! I've been rocking Motherload on a hollow and it sounds fucking amazing! I felt so vindicated when it came up.

@peteplaysmusic

5 жыл бұрын

High five ✋Love that riff! :)