Fade To Black

[invinciblesupahuman]

HE WINKED!

[jsd1982]

@invinciblesupahuman Just for you ;)

[MisterBlinkyTheGreat]

You're playing is godlike compared to me O.o How do you get the chords to sound so clear?

[GruntofAction]

Nice framed Piano Chords poster in the backround..

[jsd1982]

@GruntofAction Thank you! That was maddeningly unhelpful :-P

[GruntofAction]

@jsd1982 Ha, I only knew what it was because I have that same poster in my music room. Helps for keyboard stuff.

[2111redman]

wow dude that sound on the solo is amazing!! great job! very very nice sound

[cfg1991]

you have great vibrato technique!! any tips??

[jsd1982]

@cfg1991 Learn to vary your vibrating speed. Vibrate the string with a lot of force, almost overkill. A light touch WILL NOT do it and will make it just sound annoying and weak. Vibrato is meant to be noticed. Don't shake your finger forwards and backwards like moving between frets. Use your wrist as an anchor point and shake your entire hand. The best vibrato will usually NOT come from your first finger but instead your second or third. Use the first two fingers as support.

[cfg1991]

@jsd1982 great, thank you! and what do you do about the strings next to the one you are performing the vibrato on to keep them from making noise, especially during wider vibrato??

[xGibbo182]

loving the facial hair

great cover btw

[totohmnos]

this video should had more views really, awsome play, and you did it on the les paul. Couldn't be better ;)

[MrJGMann]

Audio is like studio recording! Perfect, Man!

[mark24256]

real nice job best on youtube

[freakfreak12345]

9 people stopped before 0:13

[BobBriessinck]

this is so perfect!

[AxelDaniel1000]

les paul do metal to

[woodnew]

Yeah!!!!

...thank you very much for the impulses!!  \m/

[vector00234]

Fucking Amazing Loved It!!!!!!!!!! 

[MrJordanOFmagic]

best fade to black i have ever heard in my life

[wittyag]

Fucking rock on.

[locosporguitarhero]

Excellent men :)

[mikesomething]

ya i think les paul + triaxis is the best solution

[MetallicBill]

haha Nice shirt, as mentioned. For that short acoustic type lick that opens, did you use a sampler that caps and replays live licks so you can play one guitar overdubbed?

[jsd1982]

@MetallicBill No, the backing track actually takes care of the acoustic parts. I just played along with it to start out. My guitar track is all one single recording with no divisions or overdubs.

[MetallicBill]

@jsd1982 There are effect racks that can take an instant lick played and start that on a playback A-B repeat in effect (using CD programming for example) It's pretty cool. I had a POD and sold it long ago, but not sure what EFX rack to get in the future

[jsd1982]

@MetallicBill Oh I know what you mean, but no I didn't use any replay devices or loopers. Those are too complex for me to use live without lots of planning, rehearsal and precise timing.

[sluff87]

0:03 I was like: oh, another sad cover...volume low...etc

0:13 I was like O_O OMG! Sounds perfect, and you did it PERFECT!

Man, I loved it.

[jsd1982]

@sluff87 I mixed in the camera's audio track just to fool you in the intro and outro, and also to attempt to prove that I recorded it myself.

[tonyborbony]

dude, awesome cover! x3 Shirt beats the cover though... xD I love it... xD

[jsd1982]

@tonyborbony I guess I'll just start shooting video of myself wearing silly shirts lol. Skip the guitar stuff entirely.

[tonyborbony]

@jsd1982 Naw, the guitar stuff just adds fuel to the fire, in a good way xD

[axeppo]

Dude ur awesome! I subbed :)

[wictoragazade]

@jsd1982

how long have you been playing?

and in your opinion, what's the secret?

[jsd1982]

@wictoragazade 13 years! Hard work and practice. :)

[MetallicBill]

@jsd1982 ...and equipment, I find that plays a large part! Metallica's Kirk Hamster would be using LTD Les Paul with EMGs, I bought 81 and 85, and I still much prefer the 85. My BC Rich Warlock has basic humbuckers, I can only guess the NJ series of Japan uses DiMarzios

[jsd1982]

@MetallicBill Kirk Hamster! LOL. DiMarzios are fantastic pickups in general but you need to know what level of output you're looking for before you find the right fit. EMGs are nice for all-distortion all the time, but fall short for dynamic playing and more clean passages. It's very difficult to get a great clean tone using EMGs. I used to haev the 81 and 85 pair and the distortion was fantastic but the clean suffered a lot. When I got the JS-1000 the difference was clear.

[MetallicBill]

@jsd1982 The EMG 81/85 set I went with because of the big artist roster using the same, paid over $300 for that install setup! Still have them... and I've found you can get clean tone from the right amp, but battery life is important and the sound is a one trick pony of sorts. I ditched my DiMarzios to be honest...the ones from my Rich Bich guitar originally. I would go with Seymour Duncan

[MetallicBill]

@MetallicBill I meant to type the EMG 81 and then add the 89 IIRC, better then the 85 EMG, that one is dull from experience. The higher end response of the lead pickup is what is preferred... Should add I heard if you crank them with a REAL TUBE amp...attenuated perhaps...it will get even better response from them

[dogzadog]

if you dnt mind me asking, what do u do for a livving.. job ways

[jsd1982]

@dogzadog Software engineering.

[modelking100]

Awesome cover! are those Stock pickups? Oops never mind, Seen the description! lol sorry!

[modelking100]

Awesome cover! are those Stock pickups?

[webeee01]

omg i love your shirt lol .. where'd you get that bro xD

[jsd1982]

@webeee01 think geek dot com :)

[szynek3000]

/meh :P

[jrderige]

9 people went deaf because of this songs pure awesomeness!

[lifeson241]

That guitar sounds like a million dollar...then again you have a great talent behind those string's as you JSD

[Cryptic645]

meh.

[axeppo]

Omg! The guitar sounds are almost as good as on the studio version! Can u give me information? What amp u use? What settings?? Please! Im a HUGE Metallica fan!

[jsd1982]

@axeppo MESA/Boogie Triaxis preamp will get you in the ballpark. I change my settings far too often to give you anything specific. Usually I document the settings I used in the video description.

[CanasClone]

That solo was spot on. Great job man.

[donciu1988]

superb+++



[marcifer69]

wish I could do that.

[jsd1982]

@marcifer69 I did too 12 years ago, so I did. What's stopping you?

[marcifer69]

@jsd1982 Ha. Thanks for the encouragment. Just time, but I'll get there. You play great.

[MrJordanOFmagic]

the best fade to black cover of all time

[kingofskate08]

best cover ive seen on here 5/5

[RequiemofsoulZ]

best tone i ever listen

[Zenor18]

Which les paul model is that exactly/ how much does it cost?

Is it the studio version?

[jsd1982]

@Zenor18 I ... don't know. It's an Epiphone, that's for sure. It was $550 USD back in 1998 or whenever it was I picked it up from Guitar Center.

[myutube67]

@Zenor18 you can get that guitar for about 120 bucks at guitar center now, last i checked.

[climsterable]

I love the improvisation in the solo. awesome job. 5 stars.

[codeofsilence401]

what kind of amp/settings do you have for this song

[mattesm100]

Wow, what can I say?!? That was fantastic!!! I am an avid guitar player (and practicer) and i live for the day that I can play that song the way you do. My hat is off to you sir!

[speedyb00m]

this is just plain beautiful

[burninmunkeys]

Your guitar has about the best tone and sound I've ever heard...

[11XXXShawnXXX11]

Awesome cover! What guitar is that? And where did you get that shirt? It looks pretty sick haha

[Kstro666javoh]

for how long do you play?

...

Excelent musician , guitar , sound!

[kalek3695]

amazing :] nice cover man :p

[useless987]

the "meh." t-shirt wins.

[jsd1982]

@useless987 Oooo sweeet, what do I win?

[useless987]

@jsd1982 I'm afraid that's gonna be a no-prize :D but maybe in the darkest of your moments you can soothe your soul thinking that someone respects your taste in t-shirts. lol.

[TheDisturbedSmurf]

@jsd1982 only half of a cookie

[dontrlycare]

@jsd1982 a prize =O

[MrCptGonzo]

@jsd1982

+1 internets

[jsd1982]

@MrCptGonzo I've always wanted an internet! Thank you sir!

[MrCptGonzo]

@jsd1982

:D

[MeTuLHeD]

First of all...GREAT TONE!

But I'm confused by the description. You ran through cabinet simulation...then you ran back OUT into a power amp and and cabinet and recorded with an SM57?

[dozo89]

That's so awesome. By far the best cover i've heard. How long have you been playing the guitar?

[dannythepcfreak]

i think your guitar has the wrong name on its headstock :P that sounds beautiful much like mine its either a US model or korea

[domdabombabc]

Dare I say you have better tone than the original. =O

[mikeguitar630]

o.o best ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[0Orion]

better lead guitar tone then the original... cool

[milou82b]

AWESOME COVER.GOOD JOB!!

[wowspare]

hey guys if any of y'all know please tell me how are pure nickel strings different from regular strings?

[jorge23000]

what drum software did you use??

[mikaojify]

I wonder why this video doesn't have more views :o It was great!

[SzymansLW]

Man! Fuck'n awesome cover! Sound Quality it is like from good studio ;) ROCK ON IT! And nice EpphLP ;) In my opinion Slash signature is better but it is only my opinion ;p :)

[SteinthorB]

this is the best cover i have seen for this song, and you have an exellent sound for it. Good job =)

[hzqSEVENFOLD]

nice cover man.really great.how come your guiutar sound so nice?do you connect your guitar to your video recorder or something?

[jsd1982]

Excellent question! I have my guitar amp miked up and record the audio while recording the video. I make a CD-quality mix from the miked guitar amp in Cakewalk Sonar with drums, bass, etc. In the video editor I pull in the video with its crappy microphone-recorded audio track along with my much-nicer CD-quality audio mix and manually line up the CD-quality audio track with the video's audio track so that it should sync with the video correctly and then just mute the video's crappy audio track.

[kyttchenn]

really?cool.

[kyttchenn]

i want the tabs:p

[MischiefsGoneBad]

He's not even playing!!! listen to this and then the real song and you can tell because you can't hear backgroung noise and you hear drums and that stuff!!!

[jsd1982]

It *is* possible to record without "background noise".

[AisuTatsuro]

HAHAHAHAHAHA, you're ridiculous..

[stevecloud]

great tones man...do you have the Steve in the bridge? How hot is it? Looking to put new pups in my Epi LP...thanks!

[aenigma333]

Great job brother

[OlracCrisisX]

This video always makes feel the spirit of this song and i love it song great playing man 5/5

[abodyzee87]

do you play bass or use to play it ?

[bravoteam95]

AWESOME DUDEEE!1

[dani1985]

Best solo intro for Fade to black I've seen here on Youtube, 5/5

[t0v3]

Good playing man. you have the same guitar as me except I have a Tone Zone & Air Norton. Great pickups

[jtmpsu96]

Awesome job man great tone! How do you have the Air Norton and Steve's Special wired? Are either of them reversed (flipped over)? I have a Les Paul Standard that I'm dropping that combo in and would love to know.

[jsd1982]

No they're installed in the normal direction. It was too difficult to mount them with the output lead wires on the opposite ends.

[jrhoden]

wow sounds good man!

[Andrewbevguitarist]

Nice Cover! Do you like the sound of those pickups? I was thinking about getting a set for my Ibanez.

[jsd1982]

Sure I do! The question is, do you?

[remotecontrol1324]

@jsd1982 How is the steve special ?

[orzechsdz]

Amazing cover! ;D

[thomson125]

*Picking up my lower jaw from the floor* Really hard to do a more flawless performance of this song!

[S13DRIFTELITE]

I've listened and watched many ppl cover fade to black on guitar and you my friend are the only ones who in my mind played it the way it should be played...and u even did both guitars which is hard u less u play them both seperate and whatnot..

anyways yeah man great cover and the solo came out perfect...

[TheRealOchoCinco30]

Badd-ass dude, you're good as fuck.

[DerekBeck87]

you rock dude :) !

i gave you a five star rating :D

[iamgabe98]

were are you getting those shirts also one time i was making up a song and i accidentally did the notes on the beggining of this song wich got me mad

[ManuLesPaul]

This is amazing. Great job, 5*

[martyutu1972]

nice work dude

very tight

[BrollyTheLegendary]

Amazing!!! Good job

[yaplamf]

Nice! you should do a lesson for this aswell! 5 stars mate.

[SGfede]

XD Nice T-Shirt xD

Really nice cover : )

[itaiedri24]

really good!

i believe the sound is so good because your gear is excellent, especially the meh T shirt XD

[GuillermoSmyser]

wow, that sounds great! By the way is the Air Norton in the neck or the bridge?

[jsd1982]

Air Norton in the neck, Steve's Special in the bridge.

[Guitar5680]

i need the tablature please

[maowcat]

Amazing how the mesas can get that early metallica marshall tone from kill em all and ride the lightning, your an amazing player by the way subscribed :)

[jsd1982]

Thanks! I think the mesas get more towards the Puppets, AJFA, Black tones than Kill or Ride. Kill was Marshall, Ride was a tube screamer into a Marshall (I assume). Fade to Black, to me, stands out on the Ride album because you can play it with a different tone from the album and it'll still sound great!

[maowcat]

Well what i was saying is it's amazing how the amp that was used for the Puppets, AJFA and Black Album tones can still make a good marshall tone, and yeah fade to black is personally my one of my favourite songs by them i have a modelling amp since i haven't been play long and i noticed on my master/ajfa and black tone i can get it close to the fade to black tone, but i have to switch to a different setting for all the other songs on kill em all and ride.

[dravelo2]

holy schnapps i love the tone on the solos dude (intro, mid-song, outro) dat sounds siiiiicccckkkkkkkk

[MetallicaNGS]

that ampli use?

[warehawk]

hey man do u have any advice on how to do the part at 0:32

[jsd1982]

Yes I do. Watch closely and see that my thumb drops right down to the middle of the neck so that you get the most stretch with your pinky out to that 19th fret. Leave your 2nd finger on the 15th fret, 1st finger on 14th, and 3rd finger on 16th after the stretch. Then just practice it slowly and keep repeating it, slowly increasing your tempo until it's clean.

[warehawk]

thx for the help man

[dravelo2]

along with technique the only thing left u can do is practice practice practice haha

[gocaps123]

is the steve's special in the neck?

[jsd1982]

No, Steve is in the bridge. Air Norton in the neck.

[disturbedfatboy13]

OMG fuckiong amazing everyting, u don't even have to ask me to subscribe!

[awsome76]

What tuners are those? I wanna get them.

[jsd1982]

Really? These are just the crappy stock tuning machines that came with the Epiphone. I'd rather replace them with better ones.

[megadudeoftheyear]

this is a great song and u do the original proud!

[mrevolutions23]

im amazed!

u can get the same exact sound as if u were kirt h himself

[Cams250]

why hasent this guy been picked up by any major record deal ,label peoples...?!@!!

[jsd1982]

Appreciate the comment! Basically I'm incredibly lazy :P

[monoBAYO]

Wow man, awesome guitar tone, what gear are you using?

[jsd1982]

It's all in the description.

[kwisbeats]

daaamnn! u rocked it . rock band aint got nothin on you haha..much props

[mgrokrutny]

Metallica - Fade To Black, zajebiste

[MetalHalo24]

Dude your guitar sounds like kirks on the CD and anyway hell of a nice job 5 Stars

[VanPlayzGuitar]

Love your tone man. What are your amp settings?Im putting an Air Norton in the neck of my Jackson RR3, I hear the cleans are not ballsy enough though. Your thoughts? Sounds great with the distortion, but I imagine your Mesa is helping quite a bit with that.

[HeroOfTheDay1000]

THE BEST 1,000 THUMBS UP :)

[deoxybionucleic]

nice.

[Jensmilkshake]

I cant figuer out,do u have the real track playing in the back. I know the rythm guitar is playing but what about the distorted parts or is that all u playing?

[jsd1982]

No it was a backing track I pulled from the net somewhere. It has the acoustic tracks, bass, drums, and rhythm distorted guitar tracks at some points.

[Jensmilkshake]

okay thanks. :) what about the distorted in the begening.. all you?

[jsd1982]

Yup. What you see me playing is what I'm playing. What you don't see me playing I do not play and is part of the backing track. I didn't do any overdubs.

[Ju1ceem4n]

oh my god u are the best ive heard.

[inconsequentially]

LOVELY TONE man.. that Les Paul can really sing

[kirkbatten]

idk. is it the les paul that gives it that tone. i use an ibanez. but i get my tone perfect but in spots in the solos it doesnt sound thick. it sounds dried out. help plz...

[kirkbatten]

i notice that kirk uses a les paul when he plays this and you do too......  :/

[jsd1982]

Actually it's mostly the Triaxis that gets the tone. Most of the guitars I run through it sound similar. Each guitar has its own characteristics of course and there are marked differences. I like the Les Paul for its thick neck which is good for rhythms and the fixed bridge is nice so I don't have serious tuning / intonation issues.

[stchristoph2000]

that sound is amazing. Could you elaborate a bit more how you achieved that sound. From your description I can tell, that you did not record it straight from your amp or am I mistaken?

Did you use revalver solely for it's cab sim value?

Great Work man. 15stars :D

[jsd1982]

You can watch the Gear Walkthrough video I did 5 months ago for a more detailed explanation. I take the direct dry signal out of the Triaxis preamp and record that. Then I apply ReValver with only its speaker convolver plugin using my homemade speaker impulse files made with my own gear: Shure SM57, MESA 4x12" w/ Celestion 30s, MESA Simul Class 2:90 power amp.

[Antonio12610]

great cover man. your a beast

[GearsFan4Life]

oh and where is  the vocals?

[GearsFan4Life]

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SHIRT I WANT 1

[jsd1982]

Lol I like that shirt. It sums up my attitude at any given moment. :)

[jdas109]

sounded so great man, exactly like the song, good work

[m0eme]

Fukin well done mate, that was fantastic.

[val943]

That's so great man! Could you please send me this instrumental song?

[jsd1982]

You probably wouldn't say that if you played guitar and tried to learn one of their songs, but that's fine if you think that.

[PleaFromTheStink]

i do play guitar, but i usually jam To Death Obituary or Pestilence..

No ones ragging on your skill.

Im just sick and fucking tired of hearing metallica..

No one gives Schuldiner any credit

[DarkFire3653678]

obviously you dont know anything about music

[Antonio12610]

dyers eve. listen to that and tell me its slow

[NoDoubtFilms]

Blackened is slow? Ride the Lightning is slow?

Damn, if there slow than the Beatles were a crawl.

[rebelbhoy1888]

amazin

[rebelbhoy1888]

fuckin lovely man.. you just rocked my little rectum.

[makjangkorea]

guitar sound very clean

[StefanR112]

great job, i'm learning this song at the moment.. hope i can play with as much feeling and accuracy as u just did. 5 stars :)

1 question though: What settings did u use on ur amp for the intro (the solo), and also for the acoustic part? What pick up/ treble/bass settings etc, thanks :)

[jsd1982]

Sorry I've lost those setting numbers. I don't think they would help you anyway; just play around with the Triaxis in LD2 GREEN and YELLOW modes. I used a pair of Air Norton and Steve's Special pickups.