Eric Peterson: Practice What You Preach #1 Guitar Lesson

[BENMETAL709]

0:57 It should say "tuning down" lol

[rafnaj1]

Saw him in person. So surprised at how short he is, but he still pulls in all the ladies.

[jedimastergarcia87]

I'm also a rhythm player so this helped alot. Been trying to get into thrash metal.

[donSparda]

The rhythm guitar playing in Down For Life, is the thing that gets me headbanging, i`m just saying, he`s really underrated and he deserves way more respect..

[believer06]

Dude comes up with the coolest rhythms. Since 80%+ of any guitarist's playing is rhythm, at least that much of their time practicing should be focused on that.

[aleczuch]

criminally underrated guitarist. even if he plays mostly rhythm, hes one of the best. shred isnt that important compared to this!

[DrGand]

The thing with downpicking... You really only notice the difference between downpicking and alternate picking if you're using a tube amp, or a really high end solid state.

Something like a line 6, you won't be able to hear the difference very well as the distortion is all digital and fake.

[123Mosleh]

The sound of TESTAMENT.

[placeboeffecto]

LEGEND !!

[Alextiborz]

dean ML

[TheMetalCrawler96]

what kind of dean is erik using in this vid?

[HurricaneTBag]

Awesome tone in this video.

[Secularbanger]

Fucking legend. Lets not forget two of their finest didn't even have Skolnick in the band, that says a lot about how good Peterson is. \m/

[Xitobatista]

11 douches cannot get down on picking

[xXSqurrillyAdamsXx]

Hey Eric...can i have your guitar skills please :) K thx lol

[lifetaker1234]

i love the sound hes getting from that. im kinda in love

[665AlmostEvil100]

most of these "who's better " coments remind me of the joke, "how many guitarist does it take to screw in a lightbulb? ten, one to screw in the lightbulb, and nine to say 'not bad, but i could've done it better' "

[JigsawAlchemist]

Another great reason why thrash is amazing and my favorite genre. Thank you Testament :)

[john3rd]

ugly guitar!

[MrMethadrine]

TESTAMENT LIKE FOOD

[crashdummy40]

lol i can play either way and it sounds just as heavy

[ASoulByondRepair]

That tone is fucking monsterous and I fucking want it

[JiggerBooWigger]

Wow, the delay is kinda annoying, this is not a lead guitar lesson isn't it?

[manuelroman131]

whats the font that their using in the beggin of the thing

[moexus]

fucking ads are killing us

[pawruby]

Eric Peterson är cool, Dean gitarrer är bra och Testament regerar !!!! ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shyuum]

LOL at 1:15 He mentions " Older bands did it, Black Sabbath...Slayer...Testament" Hahah so funny.

[Zeppelindude628]

i just met Eric today at a guitar clinic.. such a cool dude.. really chill.. no ego... and one helluva guitarist..

[TheHannesl]

sweden rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nothinghappens1]

This guy is one of the most insane riffers in thrash metal history.

[jreid2100]

AH THE FAMOUS DEAN ML.gotta love the axe

[ogumusss]

hmmm am i evil sounds better than metallicas' one

[DanMeagher]

Good guitarist, bad lesson. You could condense all the information in this lesson into about 3 sentences.

[rockpwnsu]

this looks like a dvd i might acutally buy

[davemurrayrocks]

i think this is from the 2008 issues

[WilliamBonneau]

@davemurrayrocks This particular one is from the July 08 issue (the one with Malmsteen on the cover) he dosent make them any more though :( his last lesson was in febuary 09 :(

[timijai22]

I completely agree with this guy. I've gotten my down picking near the level of James Hetfield, and it does make a huge difference in the sound. Alt picking is great for thrash, but if you want that good driving crunch feel to the riff, down picking is the way to go.

[TheLiesette]

it might have helped if he didn't play the alternative picking lick faster....ha.

[jdbodom]

such a nice tone

[rockandrollforever23]

@jdbodom i know good treble and yet the bass is just right

[RevisedTV]

well, if thois vid isa bout down-picking, im good, but he is an amazing guitarist

[slipknotandmh]

i like how deans look but they kinda look uncomfortable ive always played jacksons and ibanez for metal

[GreatestSoloEver]

@slipknotandmh same here man. But the deans do look badass

[Mo7Vsta]

i do not like one bit how he had delay and rebverb on while he was riffing on the E string and what not

[element5333]

I know you can really gloat when your downpicking is that fast, but honestly, alternate picking is better, in terms of ease of the hand, AND for that good clean sound. I really think that if you're really good, you can make alternate picking sound just as heavy as all downstrokes..

[000acr000]

@element5333 When you alternate pick, you get a different sound then downpicking, like when you do an upstroke it has a higher pitch to it i guess.

[guitarslasher3100]

i like that he can't play 1/4 notes downpicking... or triplets alt picking...

[AndiOVai]

Down picking, hell yeah!

[darksymphonybass]

Silly question, but i cant tell if that's reverb or delay.

Can anyone tell me? id like to mess around with my reverb or delay. just cant tell which one

[Soilwar]

does anyone know how that finish is called?

[AraGuitar]

that's a really nice looking guitar! I'm not much for the ML shape, but damn! the finish and the inlays...!

[pezdispenser2435]

I want him to turn the delay off...

[Nightmaroid]

Too much delay for rhythm playing...

[Den1sVengeance]

@Nightmaroid thats to cover his sloppiness :D

[38decembers]

Alex Skolnick is an amazing guitarist-but Eric Peterson doesn't get the respect he deserves for laying down all that rhythm for Testament.Kind of like how Kerry King get all the glory and Jeff Hanneman gets thrown under the bus!!!

[uncharted97]

@38decembers ya i know, and jeff writes most of the songs!!!!

[Daemonfury1]

@38decembers Yea, I know what you mean with the Kerry King thing. Jeff is goes practically unnoticed lol

[Killer9299]

@38decembers i agree plus eric shreds pretty insanely too but he just mostly plays rythym

[MRpoopsniff]

@38decembers you forgot to mention the biggest one, angus and malcom young

[Morelloforever]

@38decembers

Yeah, I feel that in terms of Metallica's rhythm section Cliff Burton got thrown under the bus a lot too when he was in the band. tee hee

[38decembers]

@Morelloforever Yeah I guess Cliff got thrown under the bus literally(not cool btw) and Cliff Burton actually put the bass out front-something that never really happened before him.But Cliff inspired millions of kids to pick up the bass and make it just as important as the guitar or drums and step to the front of the stage instead of hiding in the dark of the back of the stage.I play guitar and bass but in my band I only played bass and C.B. was a huge inspiration in what I tried and sound like.

[HurricaneTBag]

@38decembers I think everyone recognizes Eric Peterson as one of the greatest rhythm guitarists of all time, and I always thought that most people (erroneously IMO) considered Jeff the better guitarist than Kerry.

[PossessedDonutz]

@HurricaneTBag Testament is the best. Alex kicks ass, eric is god, Bostap is amazing, and chuck billy there's no fucking word for

[Marcus666Sund]

@38decembers Yeah, but on Slayer I think its wrong that KK gets more attentions, while Jeff solos more.

[38decembers]

@Marcus666Sund Yeah no doubt,I think true guitar players would put Jeff above Kerry.But maybe Jeff is not so public as Kerry is with the guitar covers and guitar columns.

[henrydarr8]

@38decembers Kerry King is the rythym guitarist majorly and Jeff Is A WAY BETTER GUITARIST than he is. People only like Kerry because he looks like a badass. but comparing the two guitarists really is like comparing Dave Lombardo to Lars Ulrich

[38decembers]

@henrydarr8 I think Kerry might be more poplar as seen by Slayer fans or whatever,but I think actual guitar players appreciate what Jeff does on a differant level.Lead guitar players seem to have more of a following I think compared to rhthym guitar players in general but to each their own I guess.Regardless Jeff & Kerry and Alex & Eric work well together and we all as fans benefit from it.

[BeardShorts]

@38decembers Well said. Too many people focus on who plays better, more people should be focusing on who plays WELL together. Look at Hetfield....probably one of the best heavy metal rythym players of all time, Hammett has nothing on his rythym playing, but Hetfield has nothing on Hammetts lead work(say what you want about it).

[38decembers]

@BeardShorts Yeah the best bands in metal history have guitarists that mesh together nicely.James & Kirk,KK & Glen,Alex & /Eric,Adrian & Dave and all the rest.Just like the bassist and drummer have to work together,the lead and rythym need to click-couldn't have said it better myself.

[aryinc]

@BeardShorts

true,kirk lost his guts,listen to ajfa and then listen to death magnetic,he can do much better+ he ain't a child anymore he has to focus on some good solos aggain and stretching boundries.

[mitchwheelz]

@38decembers

who cares about Kerry King or Jeff Hanneman they have aweful technique and can't play worth shit.

[tylerzipperer]

@mitchwheelz what makes you tink they have poor technique?? i think they play great

[mitchwheelz]

@mitchwheelz

They hold their picks like a basball.

[Metallijazza]

@mitchwheelz there is no right way to hold a pick. Whatever way is the most comfortable to each individual is the right way to hold it. Marty Friedman holds his pick really weirdly, but he is one of the best guitarists of all time.

[crashdummy40]

@mitchwheelz lol i totally agree dude fuck slayer dude oooooooo the bands name is slayer they must be badass oooooo they portray evil themes oooo  fucking posers they couldnt play a solo if there life depended on it

[mitchwheelz]

@crashdummy40

yeah the're solos are terrible, their singer has a very small range, and most of their songs have a stupid little demented riff

[crashdummy40]

@mitchwheelz yea the same demented riff i here in most there songs mabe they will make a new one one day lol

[TheZepKid7861]

@38decembers between jeff and kerry its the other way arround

[FaggonDraggon]

@38decembers i know! jeff hanneman rights nearly all their songs and in my opinion a better guitarist

[FaggonDraggon]

@FaggonDraggon writes* my bad

[metalboto]

@FaggonDraggon yeah man he is a better guitarist! but kerry has also gotten better over the years,but from the first album off, hanneman always was better,in guitarsoloing and songwriting !

[MeTaLhEaD78943]

@38decembers duuuude so agreed!

[crazylocoguitar]

@38decembers yah except kerry is one of the shittiexr guitarists ever!

[ferociouspokemachine]

New Order in the beginning :D

[BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12]

One of the best rhythm guitarists I've ever seen.

[TomHappyapril]

wounder if is rhythm would sound tight without all that gain and delay....

[MauritzOnkelbach]

I FUCKING LOVE THOSE VIDEOS.

[triviumgibson]

what song does he start playing at like, 0:15?

[TheAmazingLiberalist]

Testament, I will see thee in August

[ALEXTHEALEXNATOR2]

i like his tone

[amaranthinagony]

his examples would be useful if he played both at the same tempo lol.

[joewattguitarist]

@amaranthinagony I was thinking exactly the same thing. I suppose it's because it's hard to pick at the speed he played the first riff with down picking

[amon1995amarth]

sweet guitar!

[abysslord16]

INTERVIEW AFTER THE BURIAL!!!

[amaranthinagony]

@abysslord16

indeed they should.

I think the staff is just getting too old.

[abysslord16]

@amaranthinagony

I agree, no one really cares about white lion and other 80's hair metal bands.

[XxSconeManxX]

@amaranthinagony

And After The Burial is a generic scenecore shitfest at best. That might have a bit to do with it too.

[xCYNICOUTCASTx]

@XxSconeManxX scenecore? i dont support this band one bit, but scenecore? this band is a meshuggah rip off band. nothing more. nothing less.

[asianwhite2007]

@xCYNICOUTCASTx You do realize that Testament has been around since 1983, and Meshuggah has been around since 1987?

[xCYNICOUTCASTx]

@asianwhite2007 you do realize, i wasn't talking about testament...

[XxSconeManxX]

@xCYNICOUTCASTx

Well every deathcore/metalcore band seems to rip-off Meshuggah these days, but additionally, the vast majority of the 'genre' is just a silly watered down version of actual Modern Death Metal aimed at trendy high school scene douches, hence, "Scenecore". Scene faggots listening to "HARDCORE MUSIC, FUCK YEAH".

[preparationH3]

@XxSconeManxX too true man too true

[MrEmokiller666]

@XxSconeManxX haha couldn't agree more.

[Maxpound]

@XxSconeManxX yes anyone who acknowledges "djent" as a legit genre need to get shot in the nuts.

[donSparda]

@Maxpound Sorry, but what the fuck is djent??

[Maxpound]

@donSparda Some highly pretentious uncreative hipster bullshit where the bands tune the guitars down damn near an entire octave and abuse the low string. then they overly compress the mix to hid the fact that they are just playing one note. Those assholes fucked over Meshuggah and Dream Theater's ideas.

[XxSconeManxX]

@Maxpound

you sound pretty mad, bro.