This is my top selection of riffs from 2023 (in no particular order). Let me know which other riffs should’ve made it to the list! Hope you enjoy 🤘

@voltaic849

7 ай бұрын

currents - unfamiliar, polaris - inhumane, and THE riff from monuments - nefarious. to be fair lol all the riffs you showed were REALLY good but still it was a liiiitle sad not seeing my favourite riffs :>

RIP Ryan Siew from Polaris. That whole album is amazing ❤️

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

This video came on my recommended and I'm super glad I clicked on it. You are such a sick player and this introduced me to a ton of sick riffs I hadn't heard yet! Also thanks a ton for including my track in this list of behemoths, means a lot dude 🖤🙏🏻

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words dude! I’m stoked that you stumbled across the vid. Equivalent exchange is an absolute banger btw 🤘

The depressing thing is I remember watching your 10 metal riffs 2023 a year ago and it honestly feels like it was only a few weeks

@Chris971.

7 ай бұрын

I think that was 2022

@JOZoSo.

7 ай бұрын

​@@Chris971.Ya pretty sure that would have been '22

@voltaic849

7 ай бұрын

to the people in the replies, iii think the joke went over your head lol

@JOZoSo.

7 ай бұрын

@@voltaic849 please enlighten us on the 'obvious' joke

@voltaic849

7 ай бұрын

oh wait mb i thought two weeks ago was december

The riff on Jaded reminds me so much of the 2010s Architects era and I love it

Always love your covers, MIDI precision on both hands

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!

Yes. Equivalent Exchange. Banger.

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Sure is

I'm not much into modern Metal. That August Burns Red riff was very pretty though! Great video and awesome tone!

I love that you chose the chorus riff and not the verse riff from Nefarious. Such a sick riff, but in the song itself it's kind of shrouded by the vocals. Which is fine in the song's context but it deserves the attention on its own as well.

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Yeah fully agree! Such a sick riff

Jaded was my favorite song of 2023! Glad to see a new video man, always of the utmost quality

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much mate! 🙏

That bass tone is killer bro! Supporting so much of the beef of your playing!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Good ol’ Grovebass doing its job!

That was sick man. Love riffs and tone ! Great job

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate that mate!

thanks nobuo is such an underrated riff this year i feel like it gets overshadowed by the wax wings main riff which mind you is still great but i wish people also looked at the thanks nobuo riff

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

My initial choice was wax wings actually but I had the same train of thought as you haha

Inspired me to get back in touch with the modern metal scene, thanks man, and incredible playing

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Love to hear it! Thanks for watching man 🤘

Holy ... many years back i found your "infinite Reach" song and thought it was great and saved it. More than 10 years later and i see now how much you have grown as a musician and the quality of your content. Props to you my friend keep it up!. Even your arms are bigger these days 😆🤟.

@JacobMartin

23 күн бұрын

@@Guitarheadleo777 Ah I think that was my first ever video! So sick that you remember that dude. Thanks for the comment 🙏🏼

@Guitarheadleo777

23 күн бұрын

@@JacobMartin 🔥💯🔥 ill be a regular viewer of your content from now on 👌

@JacobMartin

23 күн бұрын

@@Guitarheadleo777 I appreciate that man. I’ve been a little slow on posting this year but I’ll get back into it

Super tight as always man. Some tasty choices in there!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks heaps dude!

Thank you for introducing me to Clayton King, now i cant stop listening to his music.

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome mate!

Always a pleasure bro. Saved the best for last imo

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching man

Always so precise and tight. You make me want to be a better man. Searching for that Beartooth song now, them good chugs

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Giggs! Yeah the new Beartooth album has some cool shit!

Incredibly tight playing. Well done mate

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated, thanks mate!

Appreciate ya sharing man. You are a killer player. Keep on rockin 🤘

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching! 🤘🤘

Great selection and tight playing!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

sick playing and tone lml

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man 🙏

Dude So Glad you included the clayton king riffff❤

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely had to!

Absolutely love your stuff man!!!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!

Jacob. I'm back. I asked a few years ago for a cover and pushed on it. I'm here asking again, As I Lay Dying - Overcome. Please! You are by far my favourite guitar youtuber! Much love from South Africa.

Happy new year Jacob!! Great to know that most of the riffs are from the bands I'm regularly listening to.

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Happy new year to you as well mate! Glad you liked the riffs

Yo! You have to start posting more often, your playing is so clean

Omg man you are absolute beast! Accidently saw your riffing videos and now you my favorite among VOGG, Josh Middleton, and Jeff Waters.

I'd love another 10 bro!

100% agree with you man. Sick as always

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! Appreciate it

I'm glad you put Polaris at the end🎉🎉🎉

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Couldn’t do a top riffs video without adding Polaris in there haha

Yup these exact Beartooth and ABR riffs are in my top too! Nothing crazy but they sound so damn good

Good to see you back mate. Great list. Killer playing as always. \,,/

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man, glad to see you still here! 🤘

man you're king of riffs

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

🥹 too kind man

Smoothest right hand in the west! Awesome selection and playing man

Welcome back king

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Good to be back my man

Awesome man. New subscriber ✌🏻

Nice playing as always, mate

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 🤘

Sick riffin' - absolutely stunning tone! Well done! And happy new year!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Happy new year to you as well

Absolutely bangers

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Yessir!

The tone you've achieved is really exquisite. Great stuff.

killer vid brotha, everything was so clean!

So damn tight. Genuine pleasure to watch you play, as always.

Backfire just has a certain momentum to it that I can't describe. Jaded is just a vibe, listened to that on repeat way to much.

you dont post enough!! please, post more frequently!!!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

I knoooooow I’m terrible for it haha. Rest assured the ideas are there, just gotta put in the work

@maximsatarov8247

7 ай бұрын

@@JacobMartin man, your skills are far ahead of guitars you play on and once per year video uploads that you do. dont bury your talent - show people how you play more frequently and you will have ways more subscribers. People have to see what real precision and sound control is! I have plenty US made rare guitars, 25 years of guitar practice, but not even close to your playing in my 43 years... all the best to you, dont stop developing yourself. Cheers from Russia!

You are a super cool man Jacob. Keep rocking🤘

Sick video dude.. and your playing never disappoints.. just a humble request - if possible, can you add the guitar tunings for each of the songs you played? Thanks a lot!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks very much mate! Too many different tunings in this one haha, used some pitch shifting on some riffs as well

Nightmare is everywhere... such a tasty riff

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

It really is!

We've missed you!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

🥹 Sorry I keep disappearing hahaha

Love how Jaded makes it onto just about everyone's top riffs

I think the riff in Void Surfacing by Invent Animate is my favorite this year

@sevn9562

7 ай бұрын

That’s definitely one of my favorites to play! That and the riff from Heavener but I still have trouble playing that one consistently lol

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Invent animate had some bangers that’s for sure

@sevn9562

7 ай бұрын

@@JacobMartin can’t wait for what’s coming from them in a couple weeks

In Nightmare if you added the breakdown riff that comes before the second chorus that would cheekily be the best by far!

Great job as always Jacob!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching as usual mate!

I loved that Polaris riff the moment it came out!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Me too man!

Got here a few days late but better late than never. Great recap on the year man, fuckin filthy as always 🤘🤘

Excellent selection of riffs and killer performance! Subbing to your channel now. 🔥

Great tone - super articulate!

Hell yeah broo

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Yeaahhhh 🤘

Welcome back, I’ve missed seeing any of your videos. Please do some more covers and full play throughs. I recommend some Austrian death machine! I might have to find you for an album in the future lol

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Cheers Paul! 🤘

Such an underrated guitarist

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

🖤🖤

Love your taste. Subscribed bro.

Nice playing. Great vid. But a quick question as someone who just got back into playing guitar: what are you tuned to? Im watching this on my phone and my speakers arent the best.

For people who don't know, Clayton down picked the entire song including the solo. Insane.

Your playing is insane! The most riff dense albums I've been enjoying - 'The Sin of Human Frailty' by End. 'Kairos' by Osiah. 'Ashen' by Humanity's Last Breath. 'Heavener' by Invent Animate.

FredGuitarist approved certified pro

Metalcore 🤘

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

🤘🤘

Some absolute bangers in there , and played to perfection 🤘 if only Unfamiliar by Currents was squeezed in there😋

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Ah yeah I was gonna put currents in actually haha. Should’ve had a bonus riff

Could you release the Gojira presets you're using?

Nailed all of them!

thank you, thanks to your cover of the nightmare,, I can do that too 😁

Exceptional! How did you go about learning or studying these riffs? I assume many of them had no transcriptions either?

So you are alive

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

He’s alive and well!

Bruh you gotta add Lexicontagion by The Zenith Passage to the list. Also, The Sinking Sun by Entheos.

Clayton King ❤

When in Rome

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Yes?

That intervals riff wins 2023 🤯🔥

Hey! Regular viewer here. I'm starting to work on my own clips of original riffs as well as some covers. Do you master your audio or is this just mixed and rendered?

@JacobMartin

Ай бұрын

@@josephsabatino7857 not really a master as such but I do run the finished mix through an eq, bus compressor and limiter

@josephsabatino7857

Ай бұрын

@@JacobMartin thank you for the insight!!

Just before clicking on video: "I wonder if he'll have Mnemonic by Intervals?"...

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

You knoooow it!

FINALLY NIGHTMARE is on a list!! 😍🔥

Clayton is king lol

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Not wrong there haha

Kinda criminal that there wasn't any Sylosis

All are cool but they all sound pretty similar with the exception of the hardcore riff from Beartooth and the ABR one.

When are polaris bringing u onboard?

Check out the set of pipes on him

Man I have a Jackson juggernaut and it doesn't get played even close to that well 😂

Just missing literally any riff off Heavener!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

Agreed actually haha

@forthebetter1996

7 ай бұрын

I just discovered IA last night and I’ve already listened to Heavener at least 5 times 😂 Literally every song is brutal and beautiful. I’m listening to their older stuff too and every song is *so* good

If I dont know any of these songs, am I still considered a metal head?

Is there a weak Polaris riff? I havent heard it.

Polaris - All In Vain. The riff at 1:25 is too sick!

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

So good hey!

Nothing from ERRA? Their self titled album is a masterpiece. Give it a listen

@JacobMartin

7 ай бұрын

It is indeed a masterpiece. That was 2021 though!

@isaactheguitarist4918

7 ай бұрын

@@JacobMartin Ahhh I see, only songs released in 2023.

Oh, you can play easy riffs, too?😃

Man modern metal is just noise holy hell lmao

Lol you played all the most main stream stuff 🤣 so many way better and talented albums.

ну и бурда