What a chill guy. You'd never assume that this guy produced some of metalcore's most iconic albums.

"This is the thing that I attempt to play every night" Bro you're better than most of us will ever be.

@LouieNJ

7 жыл бұрын

The drummer that became one of the best guitarists in the genre.

@-lien8string541

4 жыл бұрын

He gets sheepish about it too. I ran into him and Phil Sgrosso at a Fallujah/BTBAM/Devin Townsend show, and he was so bashful when I said he was a guitar hero to a lot of us growing up in the early 2000’s.

silliest guitar showoff ever... yet, also the most informative. Gotta love adam

Entertaining & informative as ever. Adam D. is a total dude!

Musical genius

killswitch! seen a lot of shows, One of my favorites! never has he played that guitar on stage. lol

I know this guy from The Price Is Right. Hes a guitar player too?

@Cr3x2p

8 жыл бұрын

+Drummers Eve yeah, same guy haha

@metalphobos3632

8 жыл бұрын

+Horror Cosmic me being a smartass lol

@Steve-nq8jc

8 жыл бұрын

i think he also plays drums! not oo sure since that win this guy Adam has done well for himself.

@jacktyler3492

7 жыл бұрын

+B Thomas Yeah you are right, he played drums in the first years of killswitch engage, then switched to guitar :)

@knaengt

7 жыл бұрын

He also played all the instruments in Times of Grace

"other than that it's pretty much stock". other than pulling out the neck pickup, disconnecting the tone knob, taking out the pickup selector, switching the bridge, tuners, and nut. it's stock. hahahah

@Enginecastgaming

8 жыл бұрын

he said the other thing by that are stock

Bro you are god. How the hell do you play the way you do. Nobody can compete with the style. Rock on always. I can only wish I could play like that

Most guitar players: yeah so I have the pickups swapped out, there's some wear marks here and there Adam D: my sweat is fucking disgusting

Wolfgangs are awesome, highly underrated guitars. Even the entryline guitars play like a $1500 guitar.

@Steve-nq8jc

8 жыл бұрын

yeah the standards are bloody amazing*

Love the band just got a mij wolfgang lost my 1st one in 2000s to drug addiction so this one is a special reminder of being years clean and i slso sweat when i play so i know how quick it destroys parts on a guitar esp the fine tuners of a floyd , great idea to just out smart it and build it sweat proof lol keep rockin bro

Bolt hole issues due to a quartersawn neck. The Screws don't "grab" like they would on a flat sawn neck.

@higler.

9 жыл бұрын

say whaaaa?

@jared66sizzle

9 жыл бұрын

Screwing into quartersawn wood yields less "grip strength" Because of the orientation of the grain. The screws move more easily from side to side and are likely to pop out. Much like strap button screws when you screw into end grain on the side of your guitar.

@higler.

9 жыл бұрын

jared66sizzle Wow, surprised there aren't more issue with necks then.

He shreds. Love his work.

Super cool guy, great guitarist!

Damn I was hoping he'd play.. even just a little bit.

Seems like a super chill dude. Sweet guitar!

@onlyhappywhenitrains92

8 жыл бұрын

He's so fucking cool! He's so down to earth. I met him and Jesse 3 years ago in Seattle

"This is the thing I attempt to play every night" ~ Adam D

It's weird he needed to remove the fine tuner bridge... His Caparison PLM-03 had a fixed, fine tuner bridge too. Furthernore, the Wolfgand fine tuners are further away because they're built into the tailpiece, as where the Schaller on the Caparison, the "tailpiece" and bridge were all one piece and that guitar lasted him a long while.

Great color on that guitar!

got the same problem with the sweaty hands and it f***in' sucks when im playing guitar...my pickups have metal covers and they've already started to corrode...thinkin of replacing those with emg's since they have plastic covers and a great sound

like what you did to guitar Adam very interesting I'm huge Killswitch engage fan

does he use the stock wolfgang bridge pickup?

I have always been a super fan of you Adam even seen the price is right when u were on it and dominated the show..I did a version of your "my last serenade"let me know what u think love you guys

Oh my god, I learned more about his sweat than his guitar. That's ok I guess . Can I buy a waterproof Adam dutkiewitz signature series? All bullshit aside, you're awesome dude. Keep it up.

I've got the same guitar and Adam is right, best guitar ever!!

Is that a Piezo the tail of the bridge? What is the black accessory?

@MICKSHRED

9 жыл бұрын

its foam, to muffle string noise

Awesome Guitar!

I have that guitar but in a different colour, really good metal guitar

I'm so happy to hear that a popular musician shares my dilemma. Of course, I have hyperhidrosis and I sweat so much that sometimes I just skip playing my guitar even though I want to play it... The sweat corrodes the metal and my fingers just slip off the damn strings.... so frustrating... It makes me wonder if I could ever stand to play on stage under the hot lights... even though I WANT TO REALLY FUCKING BAD.

@Shadow_onpawz-v2t

9 жыл бұрын

put some gaff tape on your palm and finger tips!

@Lucifer9387

9 жыл бұрын

Tape? No thanks. However, I found out that sewing gloves help... You can get em at Wal-Mart

@BReal14

9 жыл бұрын

i baby powder up. helps keep the skin dry.

@Lucifer9387

9 жыл бұрын

I've tried that before but with my hands, it just makes a mess.

@jared1321

9 жыл бұрын

elixrs kept me playing guitar after having the same problem. They dont corrode and stay consistent and still sound bright!

I didn't know Christian Slater played guitar...

@tristanauspride

10 жыл бұрын

he looks a bit like seth rogen actually haha

@keithfalconer7529

6 жыл бұрын

Pump up the volume haha

@KPNasty1

6 жыл бұрын

Haha

Eddie Van Halen's gear is the best, down to his amps, the peavey 5150 and the fender, and his guitars are top notch, i just think modifying them is weird because he has already put so much thought into them , right? I guess do what you want, thats what led him to destroying so many guitars to learn what he liked, and wound up making the first superstrat!

Daniel Tosh?

That time he talked about sweating.

Depending on the players preference,sometimes the removal of things and downgrades become upgrades.

Great pickup.... but which pickup is in the bridge?

@LONESTAR33

10 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's the stock EVH pickup that comes in the Wolfgang

@M4Y0_

5 жыл бұрын

@@LONESTAR33 so the alnico II pickup? hard to imagine, with their tight sound?

Great guitar.

If you see these guy play live, he is literally jogging in place while he's playing and jumping around. I was close enough to the stage during their show this year in LA with Anthrax and I could see sweat pouring off his elbows. Its funny cuz he comes out to play in workout gear, got some short shorts on, tank tee, sweat band on his head and running shoes with a knee brace. Guy either came to play a show or workout lol really talented nonetheless

wait.. what about sweat?

thing he "attempts" to play... lol he is an amazing musician!!! he plays the fuck out of that thing. way to modest!

How did he fill the pickup hole? Can't really tell.

@35mmOn35mm

8 жыл бұрын

price of plastic, sorry about the earlier reply

Its sad he doesn't use these anymore :(

@george3040

7 жыл бұрын

Ian McCauley from what I've seen in recent live videos, it appears he does not

i'd love that as a bass guitar, any one know of one similar?

Didn't know he played ukulele

I wonder how many string changes that guitar has to have xD

@snapascrew

9 жыл бұрын

Evan L umm every day on tour.

@WolfD24

9 жыл бұрын

+snapascrew if you dont use elixir strings its kinda obvious

@cazza710

7 жыл бұрын

24Swiffer no, a band of that size will change strings EVERY NIGHT without fail

@ezassegai4793

6 жыл бұрын

yeah every night pretty much

He's looking pretty snazzy!

Is he using U.S model or another?

This is why I can also never have black or cosmo or any other color hardware. Worn and rust from my sweat pretty quick. I could only imagine if i was a pro night after night. I doubt I'm as sweaty as him tho.

nice

Does that guitar have a short scale or is he 7 feet tall? It looks so small on him.

@NSimon357

7 жыл бұрын

he's really tall and his hands are HUGE too, so the guitar looks tiny

@cameronnorman291

7 жыл бұрын

Erik Harker the evh Wolfgang models have a smaller body and a shorter scale length

And now he plays Caparison?

I have the derpest hands compared to him, that's why I feel like I've lifted the world after beating my hands into being able to play some of his riffs. Any hard riff.

Why is the guitar so small

And this is why I’m putting threaded metal inserts in my neck.

Very funny sweat story!

That would be the Hops and Barley he consumes on a nightly basis ......hehehe

So the guitar is not really a “road warrior” then

Adam D guts the EVH, but the rest is stock....?

I like how he talks about sweat but dressed like he's about to take the stage in the northpole

EVH guitars rule!!!

Anybody else ever thought Adamn looks like Daniel Tosh ?

He should get it custom made like that

So you had to modify the shit out of it. and then. the neck blew out? yeah.. uhm, never getting this guitar

@OiHereticX

9 жыл бұрын

They're monstrous guitars honestly. With the type of shit he does on stage and the strain he puts on his guitars, I'm surprised that's all that happened.

@DropdaLTDtoB

9 жыл бұрын

But don't forget, parts like the bridge, nut and tuners he changed only because he didn't like the floyd rose system (which makes me wonder why he chose that guitar in the first place) The story about the neck was terrifying though...

@MICKSHRED

9 жыл бұрын

im guessing that guitar is a few thousand bucks, someone prolly gave it to him, who wouldnt take a free guitar.

@k.g.alatore355

8 жыл бұрын

+jonathan Svärdh He didn't /have/ to, he just did it more or less for the sake of simplicity and for the sake of having less stuff to break courtesy of his corrosive sweat. Ultimately if you put your guitars through hell on tour, stuff will break catastrophically, but luckily Adam D has a killer guitar tech and enough fans in the guitar industry to be able to not worry so much about it like most of us would. That being said, EVH guitars are actually really solid instruments. I mean, they're Fenders, practically.

@danieljwillen1993

8 жыл бұрын

+DropdaLTDtoB I believe that he used the set tail version of this guitar which does have fine tuners and a locking nut , much like Mick Thompson's Ibanez signature

I sweat alot (wearing a hat, scarf, and heavy jacket).

Thats AD Wolfgand

Eddie would be proud

he's hanging on to this guitar like his life depends on it

"So I basically ripped the rhythm pickup off then nearly ripped the neck off" xD

He looks all Townsend. Lmfao

He’s just as goofy in person lol

He looks like my uncle

I wish I could play half as good as Adam d.... 🙁

Either he is like 10 foot tall, or that guitar is tiny lol.

You never see an accomplished musician use another musicians signature guitar. This is a 1st lol

@erictoniaschwab1009

8 жыл бұрын

Um....Les Paul's?

@masterofsloths

8 жыл бұрын

cmon man prs, dean, les paul

@jacktyler3492

7 жыл бұрын

*Cough* Slash *Cough* Mark Tremonti *cough* etc

@Soliturna

7 жыл бұрын

B Real Hes not Van Halen so why not 😏

the guitar looks good but i would not own it or use it.

I thought it was Seth Rogan at first 😂

I can't believe that one of these guitars go for over $3000 and is supposed to be as Eddie Van Halen puts it...."Bomb Proof". I guess not. The chrome is supposed to be better, the neck joint is supposed to be superior, but you're having issues. I bet an 80's kramer would hold up better.

i bet you wouldn't sweat as much if you wore less clothes. A beanie a scarf and a jacket inside seems a bit excessive, adam. lol

@mdd47

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but he wears practically nothing on stage. Like some leopard print drawers and a superman cape. LOL

Can't tell if he is huge or the guitar is tiny...

@hms2407

9 жыл бұрын

Afaik that guitar is small

@WeirdSchizo

9 жыл бұрын

Adam is about 6'3", maybe even taller, I've met him a couple of times.

@ApparitionGuitar

9 жыл бұрын

hes fucking huge

@THE1blueElephant

9 жыл бұрын

Harold said he was like 6'6" in an interview i believe

@rickydean2622

9 жыл бұрын

Just go watch the Price is Right when he was on, he towered over EVERYONE

This guy looks like a skinny Seth Rogan in the thumbnail

@hand-heldmisfortune

7 жыл бұрын

Alt Esc i was just about to comment this

You need a new one

"I like this guitar but had to change almost everything about it"

The moment you realize the guitar doesn't matter

I have never seen anyone besides Eddie play one of those.

Biggest betrayal in metal. RIP Caparison.

@joeywade3879

5 жыл бұрын

He used Parker more than caparison tho lol

is that the ebola nut??

So he stripped the guitar and modded it basically he was sweating profusely. Adam D in a nutshell.

A good solution to save the poor guitar is for him to quit drinking liquids...

W all the money he makes y not get a new one lol

First!

@charliearmstrong4022

10 жыл бұрын

You should be so proud

@charliearmstrong4022

10 жыл бұрын

You should be so proud

@grimsynyster

10 жыл бұрын

charlie armstrong yes i want my cookie

I think he sweats alot guys.

Basically just a butchered Wolfgang

"This is such a great guitar", "but it fell apart because of some sweat". In other words, it is a pile of shit. Love Killswitch though.

Yeah because you sweat more than Bruce Springsteen that plays a vintage tele. Guitarists and their quirks. Smh.

I think you might be the strangest individual I've ever seen. you're trying to tell me that you can't have a normal guitar because you ooze corrosive sweat so rapidly? you are a totally bizarre individual. I wish I never clicked on this video. I was hoping you were normal and would talk about your Wolfgang. I should have known a band called Killswitch Engage must have lunatics in it. Like WTF???

@johnchapman5425

5 жыл бұрын

What a douchebag

@ALtality

10 күн бұрын

its a late answer ,but he sweats because he can't stand still during live shows.hes always jumping,running on stage and fooling around from first to last song.so no wonder he sweats alot