Staind - Its Been a While (cover) acoustic guitar, No vocals

[poiopupful]

never mind ur right

[poiopupful]

i think accoustic means instrumental (no singing)

[TheHondaf22b]

I'm pretty sure acoustic doesn't mean electric guitar or bass guitar

[aspenn21]

very cool bro....

[crazycody170]

AWESOME COVER! The YAMAHA RBX 260 is one of the best!

[Redaxg]

this video has 48k views and only 100 rates +

cmon people, thumbs up this shit!

[wizardeal]

this is awesome man, souds great, I never could out those midi maps either, I'm too lazy, i just get backing tracks these days :-)

[pamela77889]

Hi, I posted a video response on your channel, I did a cover with your music, thanks!

[NitroRat]

Hey Pam, That was so cool of you to do that! Your vocals sound great. Sure wish I could sing :-) Take care and have a great New Year!

[pamela77889]

Thanks, you are so nice, have a happy new year too,

Pamela

P.S. I bet you sing awesome =)

[indiantaco32]

ovation...nice..

[pow23mia]

that was amazing dude keep it up

[goggles341]

Tanglewood autmn leaf?

i have one :)

[NewbsGalore]

its in d flat tuning, so u can play a chord progression instead of all that fancy stuff. it goes d, c, and g. u did great tho

[maheyaarb]

awesome job man can u please send me the tab i can find a rite one =(

[Keyboardist57]

nice job

[leokasper7107]

Thaks so much for creating this wonderful cover. Singers such as myself can now put their voices into this kick ass song! Thanks alot! Well done.

[pamela77889]

@leokasper7107 ...yes, I'm so looking forward to sing this song =)

[patycakes133]

dude thats freaky i have that exact guitar but i never play it haha

i like martins better even though their not electric/ acoustic

[yankees4lif]

very nice.

[davo171]

I like it! It sounds a bit like elavator music here, but you can keep a beat! Why are you hiding the vocals from us?

Do you think a female voice on this song would have as much impact? I say no but wanna hear it anyways.

Also tone down the phaser, and turn up da bass! This song has a great b line.

[leokasper7107]

There's no lyrics bc people like me like to sing it along with the music :)

[Volarenn]

Very nice job, that is all that is needed to be said.

[warlock185]

Is there any way that I could get the tabs for this? I've been looking around a bit, and still haven't found a good set of tabs.

[ralphisgutz]

Dude, Wow Im so impressed, not only are you a good guitar player but Im digging on how you mutitracked and video taped it all! awsome job.....

[miniAchilles98]

I love the way you covered this awesome song!! Is there any way you can send me the tabs for the guitar plz?? Much appreciated.

[ericmcq3121]

I reckon that's an ovation, a very underrated guitar company indeed. It was my first guitar.. Will always love her.. NIce work brother

[YouTooberMatt]

At first I though you said Ovulation.

[laskt9]

roflz

[zildjian479]

This is very good. I don't know that much about guitar, but this sounds very good to me. keep up the good work.

[NitroRat]

Zildjian - thanks a lot. Much appreciated.

[rocket88bass4]

WOW!!!! amazing music my friend. do you like the firewire mixer ? i was thinking about getting that...may i ask what kind of computer you used to record this?

[NitroRat]

Hey Rocket, Thanks for the kudos. I love the Alesis Firewire mixer; very versatile. Can work with or without a computer. The firewire version allows true simultaneous multitrack recording. The older USB version did not (not sure about their new USB versions). Computer was a P4 2GHz w/1.5GB RAM running XP. They will NOT WORK with Windows Vista 64 bit version (XP is fine). Can't go wrong with this mixer!

[menyou6873]

Dude - the music is great! How long did it take to do this recording? I am thinking of picking up the Alesis Multimix - Thats how i found your stuff - Both videos are great!

[NitroRat]

Hi Menyou, I appreciate the kind words. It really only took a few hours to lay down all the tracks. Tweaking took a bit longer. Cubase is easy to learn. I really like the Alesis Multimix; hard to beat for the money. One warning, they will not work with Windows Vista 64 bit OS. WinXP works great. Thanks again.

[wattzzaaa]

is that a phaser i hear in there ??

[NitroRat]

Wattzzaaa, Good ear my man. Yes, there is a bit of phase shifter on the guitars, thanks to the DigiTech GNX2 effects board. Not the newest pedal board on the block, but a pretty darn good one. Thanks for watching.

[sillybilly2121]

oh, this is a beautiful version. wonderful!

[NitroRat]

SillyBilly, Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed it.

[kkendall1964]

Nice Work with the video editing. Did you do that with Cubase Le 4 too?

[NitroRat]

KKendall, Thanks for the kudos on the editing. I actually did the video editing using Pinnacle Studio 8. Sync'ing to the audio track was a bit of a pain. I think Cubase Le can handle some rudimentary video editing, but I've not messed with it much. Thanks again.

[reinaismygod]

nice... very soothing and accurate

[NitroRat]

Reinaismygod,

Much appreciated. Thanks for the comments.

[Sami36240]

worng title.. its awhile not while

nice 5/5

[NitroRat]

Hey Sami, Thanks for the 5/5. "Awhile" added to tags.

[Sami36240]

Staind - Its Been a While (cover) acoustic guitar, No vocals

You Should change that also to:

Staind - Its Been a Awhile (cover) acoustic guitar, No vocals

[goldberg107]

dont know too much english do you?

its been a awhile? lmao

[goldberg107]

dont know too much english do you?

its been a awhile? lmao sounds like your stuttering

[bondservant4Him]

wow thats a soothing melody

[NitroRat]

All credit to Aaron & staind. Thanks.

[oriohoodlum]

brilliant

[NitroRat]

Orio, Thanks for the kind word.

[oriohoodlum]

no problemo

[GavrosJim1990]

very nice job!!I really had myself relaxed and almost fell to sleep when i heard it!!Its very good without the vocals!!

[sagig72]

Very pleasant to hear. Good job.

[NitroRat]

Sagig, Much appreciated man. BTW, you did a fantastic job with "Landslide". Difficult song to play - awesome dude! Thanks for the comments.

[sbryant328]

Nice touch man!!

[NitroRat]

Hi SB328, Thanks a lot! Thanks for listening.

[rich1710]

thats class! nice acoustic btw i want one like that! would you mind if i asked how much you got it for? cheers

[fotograh]

nICE! ROCK~ON guys....

[LonelynessDork]

you did a real great job.

[NitroRat]

LD, Thanks a lot! Frickin' dig Arron Lewis & Staind.

[OriginalMe1o9]

wow i like it without the vocals!!!

[edla2005]

This is awesome!!  Makes me want to go try and figure all of my recording crap that just sits in the corner collecting dust. I just don't have the patience though. Nice job Nitro!

[cla408]

Really nice Nitro. Awesome! Wish I could play like that!. No, really, would you mind doin a 2nd vid with just the Ovation and video more straight on to the fretboard so we can see better what you're doing. I'm not a real musician like the rest of you guys and I can't quite make out how you play it. BTW I have a 1967 Gibson J50 that sounds really nice unplugged, but I DO like the Ovations plugged in. My tuning is Drop D down half a step but I can't quite get your sound. Thanks.

[JamesElric420]

I want that guitar :-/

[NitroRat]

Hey James. The Ovation Elite is a far better guitar than I am a guitarist. But if you can put your hands on one, you'll never look back.

[HailyReimer]

Man - I LOVE this song. Good job. Check out my tune sometime.

[NitroRat]

Thanks Haily. Looking forward to more of your vids. Beautiful voice.

[bassmasterchad]

also what serise would taht be for the bass and alson for got to say good job perfect as far as i can hear

[NitroRat]

Thanks chad. The Yamaha RBX series bass guitars a really inexpensive. I bought this RBX260 on Ebay for less than 100 clams. You get a lot of bang for your buck.

[bassmasterchad]

that yamaha bass how much do they go for now i have a chance to trade my ibanez 6 string bass for a yamaha bass the same a half stack peavey 200 watt and $300 what you think

[revolutionmoose]

Awesome rendition dude. Nice and mellow. And was that a Yamaha bass I saw? Excellent choice! =D

[NitroRat]

Moose; Good eye. Yep, it's a Yamaha RBX260 bass. It's an entry-level Yamaha for sure, but I'm certainly no bass player. I bought it to record simple bass tracks. It gets the job done.

[philo0010]

wow , the sound is perfect , its very cool. Thank. Bravo !!!

[NitroRat]

Philo, Thanks man.  I like your video as well. 1 SKS + a 12G + 1 schoolbus = fun! Glad to see you can still enjoy firearms in Canada. Thanks for the comments.

[philo0010]

In this cover, are you tunning down half step or standard ? Down a half I think ? Where I can find the tabs in the same way you did during the intro ? Im a beginner , sorry for my "english" I'm French. Merci !

[NitroRat]

Philo, you are correct.. Tuned down half-step (almost), then the low-E is tuned town a full-step. I don't have any tabs for this. Sorry.

[Neroame]

Man I love Staind, And you're abilities are amazing.

[NitroRat]

Neroame, greetings from across the globe. Glad to hear that Staind is respected in Latvia. They are awesome. Thanks--

[xkatherine9x]

this is really amazing.

one of my favorite songs.

good job!

[NitroRat]

Thanks Katherine. Definitely one of my favorite songs as well. If I could only write that this... Aaron is the man.

[sharbohemia]

so incredibly hot... all those tracks.. mixing... very cool... something I aspire to. Peace, ~Sharon :D

[NitroRat]

Thanks for the kind words Sharon. You are quite the musician yourself. Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter...the whole package. I predict your new guitar will be very busy for quite a while. A Martin right? Nice choice. Have fun & enjoy your new strings.

[sebashuis]

Fkkn ownage.

your room is looking really really cool

respect!

[NitroRat]

Sebashuis, Thanks dude... Back at you in the Netherlands. Take care--

[poesgesiggie]

Well done once again Nitro. Damn, looks like you have got enough gear in the background too. I'm green with envy :P

[NitroRat]

Poesgesiggie, Don't look too hard or you'll see that all my gear is $#!T... Seriously, my Ovation is about the only decent instrument that I own. Your Martin probably costs more that all my crap put together :) Of course, I would trade it all if I could sing half as good as you my friend. You guys are REAL musicians & should seriously record a demo.

[marthmaster86]

damn you have good recording software. very nice job. it sounds a lot cleaner than the version on my page.

[NitroRat]

Jesse, Like your version as well man... Raw & real. Looks like you live life on the edge bro. Take care of yourself.

[boringwoodson]

sounds good man, just like on the sterio :P

[NitroRat]

Thanks man!

[Hezco1]

wow man.... that is sick. Awsome effort. NICE!

[NitroRat]

Hey Hezco, Cool of you to say that. It took a while to record all the tracks, but I was learning as I went.  Take care...

[PhoenixDown27]

Man, you probably hear this a lot, but that is a very, very good cover. This song has so much emotion, and you captured it. Good job, really.

[NitroRat]

PhoenixD27, Much appreciated man. I think a lot of the emotion is in Aaron's vocals. Too bad I can't sing for $#!T. Thanks for the comments.

[ahudson2012]

that an awsome cover well done well syncrenized

[NitroRat]

Thanks ahudson2012. Glad you enjoyed it. I really like Staind a lot. Aaron Lewis is an incredible musician, songwriter, & singer. Thanks for the comments.

[C3PO3D]

hey what are the guitar tabs for the acoustic guitar

[NitroRat]

Sorry C3PO3D, I don't have any tabs for this song.

[umiami11]

best song best cover thanks NITRORAT (^^ )

[NitroRat]

umiami11, Thanks for the comments. I really like some of the different covers of this song on YouTube. Everyone has their own version and there are some damn good covers here. Thanks for watching.

[LT2020]

hi..nice cover....how u record a video at CUBASE?...can u help me out? i wanted to post a guitar cover...i just know how to record audio on CUBASE,but not video recording..T.T...can u help me out?

[NitroRat]

LT2020 - I only used Cubase to record the audio. I recorded the video separately and used Pinnacle Studio 8 to edit the video. I think Cubase has some video features, but I've never used them. Sorry I couldn't help.

[31128]

really really really well done. fucking beautiful

[NitroRat]

31128 - Shit man, Thanks!! Much appreciated.

[chico2320]

well done

[crisco21c]

The real tuning is Ab Db Ab Db Gb Bb.

[NitroRat]

Crisco, Yep... That's the tuning for the normal electric version. BTW, nice job on your cover of this song.

[crisco21c]

Yea this is still a nice arrangement.

[Dicoluc]

Excellent job!

Please, can you write or link the tab for the guitar?

[NitroRat]

Glad you liked it. But I don't have any tabs for it and I can't write tabs worth a damn.

[Dicoluc]

ok, thanks anyway ^^

[DancingClams]

that's so great. very professional. great jorb

[NitroRat]

DC, Much appreciated man. I checked out your video as well. Nice chops. Is that an original? If so... DAMN!

[liljulee1]

wow i love it

[NitroRat]

liljulee1, Thanks.

[ajsledzep]

MICRO BR its one of those BOSE mixers that you can put in your pocket , the drum machine comes with it, im still learning how to use the damn thing but so far im pleased with what i got.

[ajsledzep]

if this had vocals this would be the shit , but hey man this still is very cool , keep it up

[NitroRat]

Hey ajsLedZep, Thanks bro. Dig your H&D Radiohead cover as well... Very good. What kind of mixer & drum machine are you using?

[2theextreme234]

luv it

[socal04]

man! can u record vocals in cubase 4? and was wondering if u knew if u can record vocals in reason 4 aswell . good playin peace thnx

[4760237]

You rocks dude, very cool!

Can you send the tabs of it please! i want to make my own!

[Lowdownbass4lyf]

digging the ovation! same one my guitarist has!

[Dendemann2704]

very nice

[painttheworldgray]

awesome job :)

very talented

[NitroRat]

Thanks! But I would say YOU have the talent. Nice original you wrote (Face Down).

[painttheworldgray]

awe thanks!

[SkylineSanti]

hahahaha! AWESOME DUDE! =D Very nice work on that intro!

Could you make me a favor? Can you send me the tabs of it or something? I just can´t seem to make do with my version... This is way much cleaner... thanks a lot, and keep at it, you´re really good

[NitroRat]

Thanks Skyline.. But I reall suck at tabbing guitar.

[rocker4LDLT22]

dude, that was freakin awsome, especially the intro. make a tutorial for the acoustic if u ever have time.

[NitroRat]

rocker... I appreciate the comments. I might try a tutorial sometime, but it's not too difficult to play. Once you have the drop-D tuning, its pretty easy to figure out.

[stealurface1976]

wow...man this is awesome...would love to add vocals to this track

[NitroRat]

Dude.. I've seen your videos and cover songs. Great vocal work. Good original work too (buried deep inside). Very impressive man. It'd be cool if you could add vocals to this instrumental track.  I'll email you the MP3 if you like... kind of a long distance collaboration type-thing eh? Let me know.

[stealurface1976]

hey thanks man...dig yer work as well...sure send me the mp3 i'll work on it right away...love collabs...do as many as i can... stealurface26@hotmaildotcom

[NitroRat]

Cool! - MP3 sent. Looking forward to it.

[tomgunn101]

That's awesome! I would never have known I was listening to keyboard-drums. Sounds great, and with good camera angles. Let's hear some vocals, let us decide if they suck!

Sorta multi-talented huh - aren't you also the guy who builds them killer robots??

[lastdaydawning]

pure brilliant.

[NitroRat]

Thanks! My guitar playing is mediocre at best. My singing is just plain horrid. I couldn't even inflict the YouTube audience to that level of suffering!

[KEVRO]

same mindset as me, i just dont care and i sung... surely enough i got flamed for it, lol

[lastdaydawning]

LOL

:D