Alexi Laiho Level One Lesson - Try It Before You Buy It

[A7XfoREVer578]

1:45 sick harmonic thing

[levijones79]

wait he has two dvds out?

[APxDW]

@levijones79 3. He came out with a new one called "In Your Face Guitar DVD" It has 2 discs in it.

[corpsegrinder313]

he's a fucking GOD!!

[BEEFlNbandit]

I wonder what finland would be know for if they didnt make metal

[Mayhem3033]

lmao zack wylde is soo overrated, hes not even good. Bodom \m/

[jewelfewel]

What are you guys talking about one of the best guitar players today is John Mayer

[cheetofacedon]

@jewelfewel haha and justin beiber can sing right? XD u suck bro

[xRizoHFanboyAhhhhhhh]

@cheetofacedon I believe it was sarcasm :D

[letterbekmen]

@jewelfewel yeah, he is good, but not in metal

[VonHendrixTV]

i own this DVD, The Rob Arnold one, And the JFAC one. Personally i think that Rob and JFAC are a little better teachers than Alexi. Alexi just plays the thing and there u have 2 figure it out....When with Rob and JFAC kinda explain it a little more and its easier to comprehend......But they are all great guitarists though!!!!

Also Rockhouse, Get Lamb of God!!!!!

[skboiz]

do they sell em in canada?

[TastySounds]

Are these DVD's availabe in Australia?

[therockhouse]

@TastySounds Yes go to the site and click on the locator that then interantional and you will see all the stores in AUS that corry them.

[vegetto456]

@therockhouse How bout canada?

[shippensbia]

@TastySounds

Yes, torrent them!

[MrCr0wley]

@TastySounds DUDE they are in every store i've been to, your local hydes/allans shud have them so should any gallans and most indepemndants

[Rush3D1]

@TastySounds you can download it by free , just google

[jrockzmyv382]

1:10

his picking hand is just aching to play those strings.

[M4R10555555]

what is his tuning?????????

[abaddon1011]

@M4R10555555 drop c

[ROBINSONLATO]

@M4R10555555 ? it says at the beginning of the video man.drop C

[1RoNMa1DeN8]

he is only 30! and he is the best upcoming guitarist.!

[6Vital6Remains6]

LOL at 'Mean Streets' at the beginning.

[AngryCavemen23]

definitly doesnt suck. i just dont like his band. not terrible but not that great. not trying to troll either so no "hey u just dont understand it" comments. i listen to death metal/deathcore/grindcore/gore­grind/and porngrind so its not too fast and its not to slow just not my style

[metalhead142]

@AngryCavemen23 wtf is porngrind? tht sounds fucked up

[HiImJerry8]

@metalhead142 its grindcore that has lyrics about sex and rape and stuff

[94WildchildBHC]

@AngryCavemen23 grindcore is the worst music I've ever listened to. If you think that's better than COB... you've got problems lol

[SuperGuitarBitch]

"..and i kill it with this hand so it sounds more dark." No one could get any more metal. *facepalm*

[metalanarchist465]

@SuperGuitarBitch i think he said "sharp" actually

[alexijunior13]

by the time alexi is a old as steve vai or joe satriani, he can say he has become a guitar master.

[PhilosopherOnWeed]

@alexijunior13 LOOOOOL Steve Vai at the age of Alexi Laiho already was a guitar god and a great musician, same goes for Satriani. Alexi Laiho can only dream of that same skill. Very mediocore guitarist.

[MagusGod]

@PhilosopherOnWeed Vai and Satriani are so full of themselves. All they do is leads and whammies. It's fucking boring if you ask me.

NOTICE HOW THEY'RE NOT IN A BAND? Yeah, they're the fucking pop artists of faggotry via guitar.

[reubenballard]

@MagusGod Satriani is in a band called Chickenfoot actu :L lol

[MrMetalheart10]

@MagusGod Instrumentalists are fucking boring, alexi can write songs as well as shreding leads, he's twice as good in my book.

[Blitzbok]

@MrMetalheart10 Instrumentals are far more challenging. But in that realm, guitarists are poor. It's very difficult to find a technically good guitarist that is equally good musically. The most balanced I think of would be Slash, but in general, guitarists are poor in this regard.

[CodyGOfficial]

@PhilosopherOnWeed Your comment had no point... Yeah THEY were god at that time... but the point was that when Alexi is finally their age, THEN he will be a guitar god.

[MrNeosantana]

Skwisgaar Was A Total Rip Off Of Laiho

[Sk8erbakerskater]

I have the Rock House Method beginner-expert rock lessons lol, they're alright.

[BlackEpidemic]

when and where can i buy this?

[Twiggyay]

Man, i prefer holding my guitar like him, but my freaking Stratocaster wont let me...

[mobobilly]

lol

[LP0FireBird0LP]

Thumbs up for the pink guitar trimming.

[TrueNosferatu]

zakk wylde is god compared to alexi. sure he is good but he is nothing more than a speck on zakks fretboard. for one when alexi solos, nine times out of ten they are nothing more than a lame shredding excercise to warm up with. like i said the guy can play but he sure is hell no guitar god.

[manindaironmask]

why does he play in the 2nd fret in the eg and 1st fret wid backing track?

[ShadowRichie]

@manindaironmask hes not playing the note hes muting the strings

[printer414]

he seems drunk in all these

[hotbeast777]

@printer414 he was sick

[eke56]

the most of these tips are from dimebag

[lamborgini203]

what difficulty would these videos be considered?

[Freddebasf]

Well guys, this is a good lesson if you know how to "hear it out yourself". If you can do that you don't need or necesarely want any note for note lesson.

[GoingDownFaster]

Im so impossibly curious about how he'll be in his late 40's :))

Can you imagine some sort of extreme metal type old guy with a beer belly?:3

[Guitarloonatic]

Have you seen motorhead ?..

[g00glemast3r]

he wont age; he'll die or somehow stay the same forever. he's alexi.

[Siege900]

@GoingDownFaster

I suspect he'll look a bit like Roope...

[steerclear036]

@GoingDownFaster Yes, Glen Benton

[troghin]

@GoingDownFaster vietnam tom!

[yopeterman]

uh..

[xDeadWolfx]

wooow

[GerMaj7th]

Wasnt too impressed by this, I'm not disrespecting his guitar abilities but he doesn't seem such a great teacher

[ZomgMetalRules1989]

you gota remember english is his 2nd language too bro

[sannyasin13]

@GerMaj7th

I agree... he`s not a good teacher... but he just turned a one note riff into a great song right in front of your eyes

[rofln00b]

It's a whole different skill to teach something as it is to doing it well. You can teach someone something even if you can't actually do it yourself. A good example are sports coaches.

[jbabcock5630]

agreed, none of these DVD's really are that great. If you ask me, just listen to it, maybe look at where his hand is, and figure it out yourself, or if your ambitious and have a good ear, just learn it by ear. The latter is the way to go every time :P

[searcherer]

I agree some born to be great guitarists but teaching is different

[Loki335]

@GerMaj7th Well, he isn't a teacher. He is a guitarist in a metal band.

[guccilow]

@GerMaj7th How much teaching does this riff need? It's very simple, just chugging and power chords

[PinoTheThrasher]

@tenhundredkills living dead beat

[tenhundredkills]

What is the song he's playing?

[crazyhaircut94]

He said it in the beginning.

[obsessedwithclouds]

word on the street...he's not an egomaniac at all. he's actually extremely down to earth and cool. I have heard this from guys in a bad that he toured with.

[tsunami2011]

@obsessedwithclouds my guitar teachers band played with him at the namm show... he must not be an ass if he jams with a bunch of bands

[mbrown1224]

dude he took the time to email my metal head buddy about girls and arpeggios several times. i don't even love their music but he is a guitar god and the fuckin man for taking time to talk to fans like that as far as im considered

[COBHC699]

can you give him email?

[DanTheGuitarMan1994]

I think you mean 'as far as I'm concerned' mrbrown1224.

[Overture2152]

I met him last year in San Fran I met Alexi henkka and Roope. They were all great nice guys, they didn't seem egomaniac at all. I got to talk to all of them several times before the show. i've met quite a few bands from finland and they usually keep to themselves and are very nice when it comes to their fans.

[Slayer95pro]

You suck cock!

[JamalBojangles]

he's so full of himself. egomaniac.

[Drogba2108]

Hes drunk -.-

[nascar51523fan]

lol made me laugh your comment

[l0b0man96]

well come on ... alexi laiho is the best fucking guitarist (if ya dont count in jimi hendrix)... and i don get it that why r u saying that he's an egomaniac?

[Gneisnau]

wat kind of alaxi signature is that guitar with the pink striping ?

[VideoGameSpeed]

@Gneisnau It's an ESP Alexi Laiho Pink Saw Tooth. It's basically a pink version of the regular saw.

[metallicatriviumPwN]

@VideoGameSpeed do they still make them or was it limited edition ?

[Nirvigya]

Jatha

[justkidding72]

why does it sound like he has a finnihsh accent..he usually doesnt lol just saying

[xxxNightstalker1xxx]

cause hes from finland

[runingwolflexan]

@xxxNightstalker1xxx Finland: Home of Metal!

[kls4life]

He's sober, thats why. haha.

[Drogba2108]

Good one :D

[metalhead00xx]

How exactly does he make that sound at 1:46?

[hellrayzer21]

@metalhead00xx  those are harmonics.

[RiotROXX]

piano

[poyluna]

what song is he playing?

[Jacksonrr123]

It's "Living Dead Beat" by Children of Bodom

[mechanic7866]

he kicks major ass on the guitar.

[Alex25CoB]

is that guitar in tune xD?

[N1nja32]

yes...

[fviljacik2]

this is lesson

[bcolaitdrums]

This guy is so amazing but many people think hes all that. But i know tons of guitarists better than him. Although hes very good still.

[VisionAndTheVoice]

He's very quickly becoming one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Joining the ranks of guitar gods such as Zakk Wylde. I would say he is pretty much there but even he himsef says he has more to learn. He is definately very modest and I hope we will see him surpass guitarists and keep metal rue for years to come :)

[tsduv21]

Couldn't agree more.

[Steve128967]

No clue what kind of guitarists you listen to, especially when RH has RUSTY COOLEY on a few DVDs...

[themercurychild]

Absaloutly, and not only that, more people in more genres are starting to find out about him and admire his ability

[maggotshznit74]

@VisionAndTheVoice  fuck yeah dude

[stangstag]

@VisionAndTheVoice

Alexi is alot better than Zakk Wylde bud...

[ShittakeBukakke]

@stangstag I actually agree with this, I truly don't understand all of the Zakk Wylde hype.

[Bodycage]

@VisionAndTheVoice what a faggot you are.

[varulv234]

@VisionAndTheVoice Except the fact that his music is shallow as fuck. Well, he has some good playing, i guess, but there are a few i'd call better.

[DarthNader11]

@VisionAndTheVoice Very modest? He had an entire reputation almost ruining when he claimed to have more feeling than Petrucci.

[Grunge00125]

He's much better than Wylde. Zack Wylde isn't even that good of a guitarist. He just happens to be able to play Ozzy songs, GO HIM.

Alexi is coming closer to the likes of Gilbert, Vinnie, and Yngwie.

[Whackooyzero]

@VisionAndTheVoice The fact you put Zakk Wylde up as a "guitar god" kind of makes your statement hard to take seriously. He's good but very limited.

Alexi's cool but far from one of the greatest ever.

[TRevroN91srfsktnsnw]

Anyone who says he sucks...I'd like to see you play better.

[eveningninja]

@TRevroN91srfsktnsnw I'll upload some vids for you.

[Plutoniummatt]

@TRevroN91srfsktnsnw

I bet more than half of the people who said it actually can

[marner94]

@TRevroN91srfsktnsnw anyone can play open notes in different patterns......BUT, when it comes to his solos im backing off hahaha

[totterdell]

@TRevroN91srfsktnsnw sooooooooooooooo true

[windsurferonkelzfan]

if children of bodom are posers what r yu?

[kurei008]

1.) that sucked

2.) ignore trolls

[FknDuckDuck]

Shut your fucking mouth or dont write here. Rip kid

[Heavynprog1]

children of bodom are posers...

[Miguelitius]

Do you even know what poser means?

[zugu0202375]

you are a homo... plain and simple.

[wannabee77]

go fuck yourself, they are a great band, even if i didnt like blooddrunk much at all.

[guitaralafreak]

nah every album of theirs is so effing great...but i didnt like much songs from are you dead yet except living dead beat and aydy and maybe we're not gonna fall

[JJrox11]

hah....yeah u can get raped kid...stfu

[mikre20]

how so?

[canman87]

The last band I was in the other guitarist had that guitar. It was badass. He also got pink strings to go with it, haha. Miss those days.

[TheCorona272]

thats awesome LOL....he said "whammy bar thingy".....yesss!!!

[XXTriviumXXx]

yeah its blurred! :)

[xEXSEIGEx]

no

the big esp logo is showing dummy

[XXTriviumXXx]

they blurred out ESP on the headstock hahahahaa

[therockhouse]

We did not blur out the ESP on the headstock, it may have happen from time to time becuase of DEPTH OF FIELD issues. In fct ESP uses this video and we have a great relationship with them so we would never intentionally blur it.

[butterknucklez]

@therockhouse

ahah yeah and you can clearly see the esp logo on the case

[WinterMadness05]

@therockhouse What amp was he usin

[thaik90]

yea if the actually did blur that one, then why wouldnt the blur the bigger logo on the case

[alex22322]

@XXTriviumXXx Look @ the case in the back ;)

[ping425]

@XXTriviumXXx Also, I don't think they would be able to blur it otherwise it would stop their advertising

[kvieres]

COB ... always the same, abuse of the same tips to make his music.

[powermetal32]

Dude what kind of freaking guitar is that?! OMFG I would SO steal that and I'm not a thief!

[Kazooiej]

It's Alexi's signature ESP. It's like over €3000. LTD and Edwards have somer cheaper models for about €450, and €1100.

[iamyouifyouareme]

When he plays the 5th fret harmonics on one upstroke, does anyone disagree that it is just about the coolest noise ever?

[minilogorocks]

hell yeah dude. i love playing this song because of the intro. haha.

[ballsauce2]

uhhh love Alexi and all but he shouldn't definitely be making instructional lessons using his old songs. that would be a hell of a lot more effective than his new stuff. more complex and a harder challenge. his new stuff is good don't get me wrong but nothing tops COB's old stuff... it just DOESN'T

[666MetalMatt]

I agree,its seems alexi is really slacking cause i know for a fact that hes slacking.

[therockhouse]

Amen brother, this is what i am talking about. these guys do this so that people can learn. Alexi is trying to help people. Believe me he does not make a lot of money off of this.

[vinceXblade]

How do u make the sounds at 1:07... O_O?

[IvanKcb]

harmonic and whammy bar...

[zowbaid89]

He hit the 7th fret harmonic on both the G and B strings and pulled the whammy bar up

[VampiresArentSparkly]

I can play Living Deadbeat on guitar and I'm ridiculously proud of myself because of it! But I'm not a very good guitarist and I can play most of it along with the cd, so I think I have good reason...

[LaughingMage]

How far can you get? I can only do the intro and the main verse riff =(

[VampiresArentSparkly]

Umm I can play most of it except the solos (those frighten me a bit). LOL that doesn't mean I can play the song very well ;-/ but at least you can tell what I'm playing heheh...

[xHammerdeathx]

Alexi sux

[mrmikef10]

You suck!

[damnation999666]

exactly what guitar is that that he is playing??

[therockhouse]

ESP Alexi Signature model

[GhettoHomiee]

Does Alexi come with the guitar?

[NapalmTOX]

i wish hennka or john campbell, steve harris or some bass player would do a video like this cause its great to be learning good stuff like this and id love to learn from the writer/artist behind the song not some moron on youtube or by ear

[pyrodeath3x3]

"there is also a whammy bar uh.. thingy" lol alexi kicks ass no matter what he calls those "whammy thingys"

[guitarwailer7]

Lol i just noticed that his thumb flexes in the PIP with a metronome.

[cedric140990]

what's the name of the song?

[ThoughtsBecameCages]

Living Dead Beat from the 'Are you dead yet'-Album.

[Slayrer95]

living dead beat

[FSASxRocker]

This guy is too cool, did i hear correctly about him making another rockhouse dvd with newer stuff like from blooddrunk?

[therockhouse]

Yes Alexi will be back here at rock house in a few months. Not sure if it will include Blooddrunk stuff. We may focus in more on his technique Alexi and John McCarthy are still working it out.

[FSASxRocker]

Oh wow, so either way it should be really awesome. I can't wait!

[o0SaltyBat0o]

Do you know approximately how soon the DVD will be released, once it is filmed?

[therockhouse]

The Alexi DVDs have been out for almost two years. You can buy them online at musiciasn friend in the US and musicroom in the UK. In January we will film a few more.

[o0SaltyBat0o]

Thanks, but I am aware, as I've already purchased the current Alexi DVDs :) I was asking about the upcoming ones. So after being filmed in January, how long after can we expect the DVD to be released?

[therockhouse]

Oh, Ok here is what will happen, in January we will release a book DVD/CD combo featuring just Alexi lead technique. In January we will also shoot some new prodcucts i think Focused on Arpeggios. That will release some time march or april 2010.

[o0SaltyBat0o]

Oh awesome, I'll definitely be picking those up! Thanks for the info.

[Moralcorruption]

I love his guitar!:)

[Waaop]

I've ordered these dvd;s when it came out they're perfect + i love he also used same guitars i got of him the pink sawtooth cs and the yllw/blk esp