Machine Head - Robb Flynn "Locust" Lesson

[philliesfan01100]

i saw this band when they were opening for metallica during the magnetic tour, also had the sword. the sword sucked but machine head pretty good first time i actually heard of machine head was at the concert.

[zyonero]

hi jesus wlcome back . . . jajajajajaja

[7Anubisss]

Damn this guitar is out of tune..

[madfinnishgamer38]

@7Anubisss It's meant to be. *facepalm*

[7Anubisss]

@madfinnishgamer38: Yeah, sure. ;)

[GGGriggs]

Jesus looks like Robb Flynn...

Just saying.

:-D

[JRgamervideos]

@GGGriggs On a drunk hangover lol.

[sword13reaker]

Absolutely loved this lesson!! best song!! Cheers Robb Flynn and Guitar World!

[Gamergod14]

Robb Flynn, the Jesus of Heavy fuckin' Metal

[Fuck1nMetal]

Wow.Nice fuckin tune.

DImebagish rithym on main verse.

[darklovehammer]

@newyorkangel1 LMAo! But he is a great guitarist! I saw them 4times!

[ExEverest10]

...is it just me or was the very last slow section out of time?

[Newman4453]

He does such an awesome job explaining what to do

[deathonics]

thats like the coolest fucking guitar i have ever seen

[60millionaire]

@deathonics look up Schecter Synyster Gates Custom S

[puremetal95]

@60millionaire oh yes, that's a shit ugly guitar

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 you emo

[puremetal95]

@60millionaire pfff, yeah right. At least I'm not the one who likes that guitar and assuming from that I guess that you're a Gay7x fan, so tell me, who's the emo? stfu faggot

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 the fact that i like that guitar doesn't mean that i like avenged sevenfold. and wtf? gay a7x fans? you sure sound like a mature guy.. if you had to say that i probably liked the guitar is becuase i like them you don't have to say gay and stuff becuase only idiots think it's cool..

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 and no i'm not a pussy or a girl or anything, i'm fucking discusted by people thinking it's cool to call people gay, i fucking hope you're children is going to be gay! and emo hasn't got anything with music to do if it isn't any death in it... and that guitar does have a death sign.. and emo looks isn't black hair and sunglasses, it's fucking purple and pink and black and everything.. you don't know what you're talking about..

[puremetal95]

@60millionaire So you mean that if something is related to some kind of death, it's emo? What about DEATH metal? That's not even close to that emo bullshit. Never heard of any death metal band where someone screams like a 13 year old girl and wears all that shit you mentioned. And just because he's got a guitar with a skull on it, suddenly Machine Head is a emo band? Thats literally the biggest bullshit I've heard. So I suggest that you go and cry in corner and die you piece of shit.

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 ok, maybe what i said what bullshit, but nothing here is as much bullshit as that you tell me to go no a corner and die..

i mean, wtf? what's your problem?

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 and no, deat metal isn't emo, if they sing about dying and killing theire selv that''s emo

[puremetal95]

@60millionaire Hmm, funny how everything backfired I guess, but ok, skip the cry and die thing if that makes you feel better

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 you're level of stupidity makes me cry.

[puremetal95]

@60millionaire Sitting in your corner?

[60millionaire]

@puremetal95 haha xD

that was actually a good one :L

[Samu308]

B isthe 1st string?? LOL

Finnaly someone who understands me! ahah

[EssexMetalHead]

0:20 Hipster Robb Flynn was using drop tuning before it was mainstream.

[jfrockon]

@EssexMetalHead Um... KingsX was using it with regularity LONG before any other.

[EssexMetalHead]

@jfrockon Okay bro, okay. I'll admit it - however shameful it may be - *sighs* I DIDN'T research the origins of drop tuning before submitting that post. I know, it's awful, but if you can find it in your heart of hearts to forgive me, I'm sure we can just all be friends here.

[jfrockon]

@EssexMetalHead Yer funny......... And ok in my book. FYI, I was not tryin to be an ass. It just comes naturally with me. :/

[EssexMetalHead]

@jfrockon Like wise, you're lucky we're not meeting in person, I reek of sarcasm (Y)

[818KLOWNER]

2:59 it sounds like that one riff from Limp Bizkit "Break Stuff".... although I think Machine Head executed the riff 10x better...

[FlareStorm10]

I wanna sleep in his beard... :3

[jazzdeanesp]

Notice the Hetfield style of holding the pick

[Swanton619OfDX]

@jazzdeanesp Not only the picking style in fact...

[CoreThrasherGLB]

GUITAR STRAP: too thick

[TheGamersChronicles2]

@CoreThrasherGLB not for a v shape guitar

[WhoStoleMyEpicName]

Some kid in my class looks like Rob .... same face and hair, just a shorter goatee xD

[jurnag12]

I'm not an expert on the history of dropped tunings, but you guys started in ''91. Queen used Drop D in '78. Metallica used it in '86, The Beatles did in in friggin' '68.

Now, if you with just Drop B, you have a point, but then specify it as such, not name dropped tunings in general.

[mc2alfawolf]

@jurnag12 metallica used drop tuning in 86? which sng?

[vOuijaa]

@mc2alfawolf He's probably thinking of The Thing That Should Not Be

[jurnag12]

@mc2alfawolf The Thing that should not be.

[ArseLoad0fMetal666]

@jurnag12 very early classical and flamenco guitarists were the first to use drop tunings and loads of the old blues guys used drop-D and drop C#. Fuck it even some lute players used it

[ismelljello]

@jurnag12 I'm trying to recall some songs off of 'jazz' that had drop tunings and i'm pulling blanks lol same thing for metallica in 86.

[jurnag12]

@ismelljello No idea what you mean with 'jazz', but Metallica used Drop D on The Thing That Should not Be off of Master of Puppets.

[ismelljello]

@jurnag12 'Jazz' was Queen's 1978 album theat featured bicycle race and don't stop me now

[Nimrod910]

"We were one of the first bands to pioneer using the drop tuning."

...what?

[violoncellolyptica]

@Nimrod910 he means the drop b tuning

[nomaddrunk]

I play a 5 string bass should I only use a four? its what Geezer Butler did lol

i love Geezer by the way.

[SepticRemains]

@nomaddrunk Lol, it's your choice you stupid piece of gentleman.

[skullfacemorte]

B to B tuning hell yeah!!! type o negative used was B to B

[jamb1232]

i think that depends of the style... all the people that use 8 or 7 string are truly an artist because they work with a wider range of space for scales and chords ...im not saying that they're better....doing just rythim with a 8 or 7 .....thats stupid....just tune low your six

[machinegunmike95]

@jamb1232 exactly. and most 8 string players just do rythm. i just think of 8 strings as a whole different istrument.....and the neck is just waiting to dish out authritis lol. but i respect every guitarist.

[wiiwouldntliketoplay]

Whoah, he messed up at 3:09 D: lol but I cant even play all of this so Im not one to talk lol. Good lesson for this song

[rattleXhead]

robb flynn and i use the same names for the guitar strings!! woohooo!! xD take that my guitar teacher -.- you know jack about guitar!! -.- if only robb was my teacher

[SpartanLaserCanon]

Machine Head, Y U No Use 7 string guitar yet?

[axllovesslash]

@SpartanLaserCanon cus 7 strings are fucking gay

[machinegunmike95]

@axllovesslash pshhhh. 7 strings take you to a new low. 8 strings are fcking gay

[axllovesslash]

@machinegunmike95 good guitarists dont need any other strings

[machinegunmike95]

@axllovesslash i just think of sevens as an extension. i think of 8s as a whole different animal lol.

[jamb1232]

@machinegunmike95 why?

[SpartanLaserCanon]

@axllovesslash this is ether from a person with no guitar at all or a cock sucking brainless retard

[axllovesslash]

@SpartanLaserCanon fuck you. did tony iommi need another string for shit like into the void or children of the grave? no because he doesent need it, nobody does

[HurricaneTBag]

@axllovesslash Tony Iommi is a very special player, you can't compare anyone to him. Dude was truly one of a kind.  There's plenty of great players that make good usage out of the extra strings. "Need," isn't the right question...use is.

[machinegunmike95]

@HurricaneTBag lets just settle this argument on the basis that you cant play korn right with a 6 string and it all comes down to player preference.

[Nuppetion]

Awesome beard!! :)

[apathyandempathy]

ok look, when he says they pioneered it he's talking about metal. we all know that musicians have use dropped tunings for a long time, but they were one of the bands that made it a common occurrence and made it a popular thing to do among metal bands. and bands like death, amazing by the way, did use drop tunings, but it still wasn't as popular as it is now. now will you please stop bickering like pre-pubescent girls?

[rokarollaphh]

black sabbath t-shirt? thats nice! i like this combination!

[longinus101]

Ok, why the drop tunning makes it cooler for harmonics???

[45thundertrain]

@longinus101 bends easier+ harder hits with the pick

[wiiwouldntliketoplay]

@longinus101 Uhmmm, they're lower... i guess?

[thejokealive]

it's almost unbelievable that he was on a very thrasy band and now composes stuff like this...

[Tete1988CFH]

i have one question for you all.... where i can find that guitar in italy???

QUALCUNO SA DIRMI PERFAVORE DOVE POSSO TROVARE QUESTA STUPENDA CHITARRA QUI' IN ITALIA??

[newyorkangel1]

Next lesson : How to shave using scissors

[grimmenigma949]

what the fuck, he left out the best riff.....what a dick, now i have to figure it out the old fashion way....

listen to the song a million times and get pissed trying to figure it out then look up the tabs

[Kilemal101]

@grimmenigma949 yup, the guy is a dick for not putting up a 1 hour vid about how to play Locust.

[grimmenigma949]

@Kilemal101 fuck you loser, they only left out the solo and one riff, dont be such a dumb dick and think before you post a comment

dude what kind of ass kissing are you doing anyways?

i wanted to lern a riff and this video should have showed me how to play it, youre just a mindless retard who sees no fault in anything anyone does cause youre a weak minded dip shit,

tell me how to play the one riff that wasnt demonstrated or shut the fuck up, bitch

[Kilemal101]

@grimmenigma949 How about, you assheaded tittyfuck clear the shit out of your eyes and go read the video's description. You won't believe what you'll see...

[v2freak]

@grimmenigma949 Chill out, man. If you're talking about the riff in the prechorus, there's a pretty good tab at Ultimate Guitar already that has that part. I tried playing it and to have any hope of getting the timing right, you have to pull off and hammer on furiously.

[BibleStorm]

You pioneered drop tuning? Bullshit.

[MrMidnightrunner]

@BibleStorm he didn't say they pioneered drop tuning, he said they were one of the first bands to pioneer drop tuning, learn to listen before you comment

[BibleStorm]

@MrMidnightrunner You're just arguing semantics. It doesn't matter whether he thinks he was the very first or one of the first, he's still wrong. Black Sabbath were doing it 40 years ago. Rob was still shitting the bed back then.

[mrbuddha2026]

@BibleStorm Hahahaha Funny you mention Black Sabbath cause he has their shirt :D And yeah, Black Sabbath were doing it way before.

[bobtheatog]

That riff with the chugging at 3:30 is fucking heavy! holy shit.

[Purdonnnnn1873]

It's a shame I'm shit at playing guitar, or I would definitely play this.

[MatheusTheMachado]

The verse [slow] is the better.

[antonio610]

I'd totally prefer a video for This Is the End.

[LWRCftw]

@antonio610 lol This is the End is the worst song on that album.

[NBDJIMMIEKILLER]

how much is that sexy beast of a guitar????

[NamelessSmile]

@NBDJIMMIEKILLER its fairly cheap under £600 id say

[GalacticalMedia]

I want that shirt.

[BrokenConscienceBand]

If anyone would like to know the tuning he is on about, is 425c, to do this basically get a chromatic tuner (KORG CA-1 will do) then bring the Hz (sometimes called cents) down to 425 (it is usually set at standard 440), and tune strings going from high to low, DAFCGC, perfect for the record, use it in our band all the time, check us out if you get a chance :)

[MintNando]

To be honest this is prettttty useless considering there's no tabs, fuck it though, Robb's still awesome ^^

[mitchbowes2010]

@MintNando learn by ear 

[TheMetalVelocity]

Jesus came back!

[Gavlink27]

This guitar sounds amazing! 

[StarsVico]

TY for that free lesson Robb^^

[arthurmayhem]

"Hey Im jesus and I will show you how to play locust"

[peepdeepful]

@arthurmayhem Naa, it´s: "Hi Jesus, I´m Rob. I will show you how to play Locust"

[AndersonWave17]

how do you tune 40 cents sharp? High quality tuner?

[TheMegamania]

They pioneard it?? What about Death...

[CarcassOfBodom]

@TheMegamania Death plays in d standerd, he means that the "first string" is tuned a step lower than the the rest.

[TheMegamania]

@CarcassOfBodom oh ok i didnt hear

[livio1396]

@TheMegamania what about slipknot haha (i know they kinda suck but they play in drop b since forever)

[NikolajSAndersen]

@livio1396 Yeah, but, Machin Head started doing it in what, 1991, and Slipknot is from 1995, so :P

[heavy379]

Rob looks like Jesus

[HLENT]

@Guitarsehole: obviously the "e" in ur name should be an "A". Become familiar with Robert Smiths style and Robb's influences then speak.

[JRgamervideos]

Damn, need an electric guitar <<

[999N0t3str34k]

isnt this a whole and quarter step down? cuz the whole burn my eyes album was like that. is the rest of thier stuff like that too?

[maclem98]

0:40 koleś git

[heweem]

love this song wanna learn it now :P would be awesome to play

[HLENT]

Is it just me , or does anyone else hear "the Cure" in the intro of the Locust. I believe Robb is a fan.

[guitarsehole]

@HLENT No...it's just you.

[SCOTTYISSRM]

To drop that low, would you have to use a higher guage string?

[ilike757]

@SCOTTYISSRM definitely recommend it. for me if the lowest string is a B like his i usually try to use a .056 for that string and go from there

[Gecc]

@SCOTTYISSRM The simple answer is yes, but depends on a lot of things, mainly on your personal taste. When I played in drop B on my 24.75" guitar, I used 65 gauge for the low B. On my 7 string, which was 25.5" scale, I used 60, yet it sounded a lot clearer, sharper, and the string tension felt more "natural" to me. On my baritone I only need to use 56 gauge, and due to the longer scale the sound clears up a lot! Actually when I put on 60's on the 27" scale, I could go down to G#, noproblem. :)

[d1am0nd8]

THE TONE *JIZZZZ*

[v2freak]

I wonder how many people came here to watch him play Locust and how many people came here to argue incessantly about drop tunings.

[RushJunkie2112]

@v2freak He probably was referring to drop B tuning

[armasiel]

Respect to Machine Head, but the jazz musicians in the 19xx's pioneered drop tuning, that's a load of shit

[guugugh]

@armasiel maybe he's just talking about metal music

[TheStyrofoamPeanut]

2:55 CHUGGETY CHUG CHUG

makes me wanna headbang!

[OMONSTROBR]

Robb is a master of heavy music

[robbie666999]

Love That Riff

[TheMachineFUCKinHead]

I want this Guitar...

[retrocde23]

this little mother this song, which pedal you use and the effect name please Have fun

[thatJCguy]

"we were one of the first bands to pioneer drop tuning," what a crock. Many bands did that decades before them.

Don't get me wrong, MH is a great band, and Robb is a great songwriter, but he could stand a semester or 2 of Get Over Yourself 101.

[v2freak]

@thatJCguy What bands do you speak of that did it before MH?

[thatJCguy]

@v2freak for starters, Led Zeppelin (Moby Dick, 1969); Van Halen (Unchained, 1981); Uriah Heep (The Wizard, early 70's I think); The Beatles (Dear Prudence, not sure of the year); King's X (most or all of their material, they came out in the 80's). And even Jazz great George Benson has occasionally used Drop-D, for ages.

Like I said, not slagging the guy, I'm actually a big fan of MH, they're one of the best bands around in my opinion. I'm just pointing out what's what.

Cheers, man!

[mojojasons]

@thatJCguy - Yeah!! And Don't forget SoulBent and Mojo Filter!!! Those 2 bands were around looooong before the Beatles..Rockin that shit out in drop tuning!

[FlameSama1]

@thatJCguy I think he meant Drop B specifically.

[thatJCguy]

@FlameSama1 Fair enough, I'll give ya a "maybe" on that, but regardless, that's not what he SAID.

[koolkyleshredz]

2:31, the most beautiful guitar riff in the world!

[shufflemoomin]

How does he play without securing his right hand? That seems unnecessarily awkward. I'll add him to the odd right hand technique list right next to Marty Friedman.

[LWRCftw]

@shufflemoomin his anchorage point is his wrist - you can see it resting on the edge of the guitar.

[EccentricbyNature]

Actually Robb has stated many times that Machine Head's tuning is pretty much drop B but raised a few cents. Somewhere between drop c and drop b.

[TheChrispablo]

anyone alse noticed, that its the same tuning that slipknot use in a lot of songs O_O

[PhatPorcupine]

@TheChrispablo yes...

[Bankaicaptain]

That guitar is one of the sexiest things ive ever seen

[espabuser]

what's he wearing on his right wrist?

[Demonpoe666]

diggin the shirt, know your roots!

[MonkyHD]

/watch?v=f_2xZezMkVs

Live @ Alcatraz - MILANO - 13/11/2011

The public acclaims Darkest Hour & Devildriver, but when come the moment to acclaim Bring Me The Horizon, they give them only whistles and "Buuuuh"...Robb Flynn smiles. FUNNY!

LOL Robb is GOD! and MH are fuckin' awesome live!

[dramirez11189]

i just learned a life lesson from a god

[boywiththeblackveil]

could listen 2 him play all day :o

[giorgarasTHEemperor]

nice black sabbath t shirt

[MrThekid72]

That viking looking tattoo is staring into my soul right now 

[Atreyor]

the intro reminds me of Unforgiven 3 :c

[gnmithun]

@Atreyor Aerials by SOAD?

[MrMAdiusC]

HAIRGASM!

[101jakew]

Rob Flynn you are a genius :D

[StelFury]

Rob... I love you :3 but don't tell my boyfriend.

[NickrophobicDrums]

Please read this, i have nowhere else to turn!

My metal band sewercide is about to be beaten by a fucking gay indie pop band in this poll. The winner gets to play an awesome gig supporting cool metal bands, they dont deserve to win!! Please take literally 10 seconds and vote for 'sewercide' on this poll. Thank you so much! fucking indie shit, teach the a lesson!

(add this link after facebook dot com)

/questions/289816887715962/?qa­_ref=na&notif_t=question_answe­r

[v2freak]

@NickrophobicDrums I don't have a facebook but I wish I could help you out. Don't feel bad if you lose anyhow, pop is by definition "popular", it'll always beat out metal even though metal is about 500x more badass.

[blumiklz92]

amsome !!!!

[Masahreeindigo]

that shit´s out of tune! :O

[Metalwurst666]

@Masahreeindigo you didnt listen to what he says did you? he said, cleary and impossible to misunderstand, that machine head tune "a little bit different than most people, we tune about 40 cents sharp", which means a little bit higher than straight drop b, somewhere between b and c.

[Masahreeindigo]

@Metalwurst666 I did not mean that the guitar was out of tune regarding wich tuning its supposed to be. I mean the chords sound out of tune as if one of the strings is to sharp.

I thought it would be obvious, but maybe it´s just me? everytime I hear something out of tune I emmediatelly pick it up.

[Metalwurst666]

@Masahreeindigo well imo the chords sounds pretty in tune, maybe the intonation is just not perfect enough for your audiophile ear :D

[Northerfan666]

@Masahreeindigo He did mention it was 40 cents out of tune :P so its like playing constant microtonal bends xD anyhoo your quite lucky to have ears like yours :)

[SharpShooter642]

@Masahreeindigo He said it's 40 cents sharper...

[BlaineSC1]

@SharpShooter642 45* sorry :P

[InatorCorp]

@SharpShooter642 Yes, but it actually sounds kind of out, too.

[TheStyrofoamPeanut]

@Masahreeindigo at 0:50 he says its 40 cents sharp......

[erikman21]

@Masahreeindigo he explains that they tune a bit sharp from drop b, just like pantera tuned a bit off of normal tunings

[Rezeophilus555]

@Masahreeindigo likw he said, they tune slightly sharp so really, he is in tune

[Digitbig]

Rob Flynn counts the strings backwards and no one gives a shit.

Chris Rubey does the same thing and he's retarded.

Makes a whole lotta sense.

[raifyj]

How fucking cool is his fucking guitar!!!!