David Maxim Micic - Extended Range Composition (Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Bb): GuitarMessenger.com Lesson

[jmananquil]

dobro srane! hvala for the lessons!

[ParadigmProphet]

The band Destiny Potato? lol

[ParadigmProphet]

@ParadigmProphet Totally thought his accent was just fucking with me. XD

[TheTrev1016]

Young Genius...Nuff Said..XD

[motorheadaregods]

I'm guessing you use an Axe- FX?

[maviddicic]

@motorheadaregods

nah... it's Boss GT8 ;)

[sharkeynoyz]

Ја уопште не контам риф на 5:55! Како бендујеш жицу а оно нижи тон. оО Молим те, појасни ми. XD

[maviddicic]

@sharkeynoyz

bendujes petu zicu, a desnom rukom sviras sestu zicu... ako imas floating bridge ostale zice se automatski spustaju bendovanjem neke od zica i naravno kao rezultat dobijas to sto dobijas xD

pozz!!

[sharkeynoyz]

@maviddicic Ух, јебо те, thanks for nothing, држаћу се ја гранџа и даље. XD И не тролуј нас више са Кромпиром, оћемо EP! XD

[blindsidedka]

What's the song at 0:09?

[maviddicic]

@blindsidedka "Beautiful Light", it will be featured on Destiny Potato full length release in summer of 2012 ;)

[blindsidedka]

@maviddicic Cheers, can't wait! :)

[catharsis2609]

Do they have any records? Destiny Potato that is.

[rustynail2112]

@catharsis2609 Not yet, they're supposed to release an EP later this year or early next year

[ManU199613]

Tapping in sync with the kick drum, using jazz chords in heavy music, having perfect tone, managing to get clarity while tuned in Ab, and having an in depth knowledge of music theory. This is briliant. Now all my friends who listen to jazz and bash me for the music I listen to can finally have someone to shut them up.

Thank You David Maxim Micic, You are proof that heavy music is for the intelligent, dedicated, and inventive musicians just as much as jazz is.

[petrucci619]

why djent/progressive metal is fucking awsome

1.all there playing sounds like JOHN petrucci

2.POLYRYTHYMS

3.most bands like to use 7 strings preferably music man JP 7

4. john petrucci is my favorite guitarist so thats a plus

5. i just annoyed you (whoever is reading this) with all the JP references

so the moral of this

is that if u dont like this music you support abortion,communism, and domestic violence =P

[ParadigmProphet]

@petrucci619 The abortion part was uncalled for. Real dig move dude. >.>

[petrucci619]

@ParadigmProphet its a joke man chill

[ParadigmProphet]

@petrucci619 Much less of a joke and more of taking a stab at people who support abortion. Not cool. >.>

[dahudge14]

@petrucci619

I hope you live till judgement day so that you may continue to inspire all haters with your JP references. Prog Metal \m/

[petrucci619]

@dahudge14 damn i guess black humor isnt for everybody this means you and im not hating im just stating my opinion

[nickpov3y]

@petrucci619 i am anarchist communist djentleman, what you gonna do :P

[petrucci619]

@nickpov3y well if your a djentleman and a communist than your an exception lol

[Mohamed636]

how old is he?

[PrismaticBlack]

@Mohamed636 Only 21. It's crazy to see young musicians like this.

[lochnarus]

Wait...destiny...potato? Is it really getting that hard to find names already? The music doesnt sound bad, though.

[freakguitar1]

cubase click ftw? :D

[MrDudeface23]

what song is 1:09?

[oviefofah]

@MrDudeface23 Bilo part II

[Spongierocks]

R u using nuendo?

[japda9]

that part that starts @ 0.09 is pretty dope i never like vocals but that will do...... whats the name of that song?

[PrismaticBlack]

@japda9 "Beautiful Light" by Destiny Potato. It's pretty wicked, I agree.

[japda9]

@PrismaticBlack thanks, do u have a copy of it?

[PrismaticBlack]

@japda9 Unfortunately you can't hear the entire song because the EP is not out yet. However, you can find a longer clip, and many other demos from the EP if you go to SoundCloud, and type in David Maxim Micic.

[miserirken]

7:04 Sounds like Racecar

[assfuck37]

i actually think the whole djent genre is kinda boring, but this guy stands out a little more

[HoRizoN2797]

5:45 hey look its muh thumb heyyy thumb

[williamindragunawan]

David! I wish you explain Bilo pt. II. Amazing outside sound there.

[LunarLionheart]

7:04 sounds like the slow clean progression in Racecar with the guitar solo.

[guitaristman23]

to bad australian guitar stores suck for experimenting for diffenrent gauges least in my area

[mario4526]

Is this also drop g or drop g# tuning?

[ebritt91]

@mario4526 It would be G# or Ab minor, they are the same thing.

[ebritt91]

@mario4526 It is a custom tuning also though, Ab Eb Ab Db Gb Bb would be G#, he has it all Ab Eb alternating

[srbija882muse]

da si uzeo sedmozicanu gitaru imao bi automatski ovakav stim!!! Ne razumem cemu ovo???

[N1k0zj]

@srbija882muse na pocetku kaze da nikad nije mogo kupit sedmozicanu gitaru pa je morao da se snadje

[petrucci619]

5:22 is fucking amazing just that whole lick is jizzfest

[morrismaglasang]

Anyone know what is that background "static like" sampling he uses? what's it called?

[Oscarnvh]

@morrismaglasang I think those are form the real tunes. Check out his soundcloud page or something.

[Kaoskadosk]

Noticed the video title is wrong. It should be Ab Bb Ab Eb Ab Bb, was about to "bash" on his mentioning of Open flat 9 until I went back and heard him say Bb (Eb and Bb kinda sound the same), because with Eb it would just turn into an Ab5 chord with a 2 on top.

[Smallhand20]

What are those bends he is doing at the 5:57-6:26?

[sazj]

@Smallhand20

By bending the Bb string the trem drops and that drops the Ab string.

So in stead of diving the trem bar he bends a diff string/

[maviddicic]

@sazj you probably wanted to say "bending the Eb" :)

d..

[sazj]

@maviddicic

Yeah that.. lol

[Smallhand20]

@sazj OH I see. Thats a pretty neat trick. So I imagine he's not even picking the string he bends to drop the trem correct?

[sazj]

@Smallhand20

Corrrect :)

[Smallhand20]

@sazj WORD.

[RobiRoadkill]

all i hear is string noise.

[sapandjilo]

Odlicno!



[rasmusandre]

Wonder if it's a coincidence that he is tuned in an open 9, as is typical for many eastern european instruments, such as the baglama, which I believe is from turkey?

[MrCheapguitar]

I love the idea of this tuning. I already have high gauge strings, but i never thought to do something like this. Imagine if you did have a 7-string. you could tune it in the same way from the bottom, starting on G, plus the extra high string. there would be so much range!

[Anarnt13]

i love his right hand technique

[rockster07]

Seems to me like you can really hear a Vai influence in the solo at 8:09, really beautiful stuff, I like this guy more and more ith everything I see. lol, dudes a badass.

[DeadSuspect]

amazing! =) this dude rocks! read his bio, quite impressive man!!

[xxguitardude93xx]

He should tour with Periphery...just sayin.

[Jordy666sic]

He reminds me of Eggeh from Uneven Structure. I hear a lot of good influences, Periphery, Uneven Structure, Animals As Leaders, but this guy manages to give it new energy. Love the combination of this with the 2 female vocalists. Can't wait for Euroblast 2011!

[MetalBassist73]

i would love to be this guy, amazing guitar skills, and to hot girls singing for you anytime you want. and hopefully doing other shit for you too...

[B1oodraven]

@MetalBassist73 He also plays the piano like a pro. You should check his personal channel out where he has some mashup with piano and the two hotties.

[MetalBassist73]

@B1oodraven yea i saw that hes crazy.

[SenorTucan95]

What kind of progression is he using at 2:45? i know the chords but is there a pattern to it? thnx

[Thollto]

At 6:00, is it me or your tone is dropping while you're doing a bend? I don't understand that...

[nostealthebucket9009]

@Thollto Since his guitar has a floating bridge, when you bend one string, the other string pitches go lower.

[markormandy]

@Thollto He's playing the String below the one he is bending, because he has a floating trem it takes tension off the other strings, lowering their pitch.

[PatrickWard4]

That riff at 3:30 sounds like Animals As Leaders type stuff.

[TheEnigmaticForm11]

really awesome dude!

[Dimitribujiashvili]

this guy needs better band...

[JLRemiel]

5:57! and that from a six string. Jeez.

[SkelpYourHead]

did anyone find te backround music interesting. plus can someone tell me how he does the low bend at 6:22 PLEASE!!!!!

[TheMakShak13]

@SkelpYourHead do me it looks like he strums the 6th strang but pulls the 5th string hard enough for the tremolo to bend and whammy down the string ;) Creative and awesome guitarist he be!!

[Umaiketsu]

@TheMakShak13 Yeah, that blew my mind. I've never though of actually USING that in a song.

[pariah206]

@SkelpYourHead the trem detunes if you pull on the strings hard enough

[SkelpYourHead]

@pariah206 thank you.

[SkelpYourHead]

did anyone find te backround music interesting.

[ZolixiusRex]

Talent! :)

[LunarLionheart]

The clean part at 7:04 reminds me of the clean solo section in Racecar by Periphery.

[guitaristman23]

you guys should do one with john browne from monuments?

[Sickness796]

hey david you have to realize those string gauges are for that scale neck your playing on, i'm guessing it's a 25.5 scale neck?

[maviddicic]

@allhailpantera123

@KillswitchEngage42

there you have it :)

[allhailpantera123]

Wouldn't that tuning be an Ab5add9? Just wondering, since it doesn't have the 7th.

[KillswitchEngage42]

@allhailpantera123 Generally, chords aren't written with "5" in them. If there is no "+" or "b" before the "5," it is to be assumed the fifth degree is perfect. Therefore, it is merely an Ab9 chord. If anything, it would be indicated that the 3rd degree (C) is missing.

[allhailpantera123]

@KillswitchEngage42 Thanks a bunch, I'm just starting to learn theory. Abadd9, though, then? I'm still wondering about the missing 7th degree, the Gb.

[KillswitchEngage42]

@allhailpantera123 No problem brother. You could say add 9 or just Ab9. They are almost the same. In this case, the chord is major, which would yield a major 7th degree, or G natural. If the 7th degree was included, the chord would read: Abmaj7 add9 (which is a very groovy chord :))

[allhailpantera123]

@KillswitchEngage42 Ahh, I think I got it. Thanks, man!

[falcofire]

Fucking awesome

[RockyMM]

Hej, super ti je klip. I meni kao klavijaturisti je zanimljiv.

Ali me zanima kako to da benduješ zvuk na dole (ton naniže) na 6:43, a u stvari bendovanjem se ton povisuje?

[maviddicic]

Thanks a lot guys!! Sweet comments here to read, and it means a lot!!!

You can expect Destiny Potato's EP to be up in a few months...

And my solo EP "Bilo" will be up as a free download tomorrow evening!!

Cheers

d.. :)

[guitarass]

Man You are just amazing!

[richardleisawesome]

Anyway I can get some tunes from Destiny Potato?

[Moxxiekanato]

someone actually get this man a 7 string please :DD

[PrismaticBlack]

Not going to lie...Just from hearing portions of your EP and some of the Destiny Potato stuff, particularly 0:09-0:22, I can expect that your stuff will be on my favorites list this year.

[hiddenoath]

@PrismaticBlack I was thinking the EXACT same thing!!

[mysteriousDSF]

This guy is so nice! THANK YOU, IT WAS HELPFUL AND INSPIRING! I honestly consider him an unaverage guy though I'm very critical. I'm definitely gonna utilize his instructions in my music.

[7SethMurrant7]

Bilo will be fucking EPIC.

[kennethsantanaguitar]

When he said "go to the music store, buy a pack of strings, and create something DIFFERENT" all I could do was LOL!!!

[leoa48]

Brilliant!..Can't wait for "Bilo"!

[johlu515]

hands down, you really helped me figuring out from chord progressions to rhythmic riffs... i actually came down with one of this tunings by myself a while ago!

if everyone wants to try it: gauges are (from 1st string to 6th): 12 (B), 16(F#), 24p (D), 32 (A), 44 (E), 75 (E). I just use the Not Even Slinky pack from Ernie Ball and replace the 6th with a 75 bass string. The tuning would be EEADGBE, or B standard with the bottom dropped to E, one octave below the 5th string (bass E).

[BrotherofInfinity]

thank god. I never thought that that in in the serbian music scene there is such awesome and well thouht out metal.

Thanks for this awesome vid, good to know there is another serbian dude like me making such music as periphery and such, well i am trying tho xD

[mysteriousDSF]

@BrotherofInfinity Talent and quality can turn up anywhere. Hail to the Serbians tho!

[Indebanvdhamer]

Tight man! Love it! :D

[BatuK93]

What's the song at 0:58 called? It's a beaut

[maviddicic]

@BatuK93

It's a "Bilo" part II, from my upcoming EP "Bilo" that will be available for free download on May 12 :)

Glad you like it \m/

-david

[bluie3]

How do you get a kick drum to sound like that? I cant get a good sound like that with S2.0

[MrDudeface23]

groovy

[AdamHeavenForbid]

samo djent i nishta vishe \m/

[Gorbs413]

very very similar sound to periphery. sick none the less

[sn0rkijevac]

awesome!!!

[alexandrara89]

\m/ :D

[alexandrara89]

\m/ :D

[theuntolddeath]

This is so inspiring David im blown away by your project also!!!!

[METALLICA6547]

thats awsome,i never had luck tuning 6 string that low without it buzzing all to shit,seems a baritone is best if you want to tune low on a six string,or just get a 7 or 8 string,but you made this sound good!

[ktxdgqtx]

Does anyone know what amp and pickups he uses? I'm really digging his tone

[awesomelikeapossom]

the white misha

[PJHAIGHT]

@awesomelikeapossom Bulb plays mostly 6 string and occasionally 7-- am I right or is that reversed? xD

[hiddenoath]

@PJHAIGHT i'd say...it's half and half, he gets like a new guitar like....everyday lol

[theflavasava2]

@PJHAIGHT he also plays an 8 string sometimes

[iamrichlol]

@awesomelikeapossom no, hes far more talented than Misha

[PatS1t]

@iamrichlol I wouldn't say so.

[Gorbs413]

@iamrichlol he rips misha off so much in his bilo ep.

[BashYouLongtime]

Awesome tasteful lead.

[hobomick]

Nice! It always pissed me off to see 6 string guitars tuned that low though, I was told by an Ibanez dealer and a luthier that my Ibanez RG couldn't be tuned to drop c without it buzzing to hell :/

[SonuPeters]

Respect!!!

[AlphaDee]

Awesome.

[itsdrpepper567]

this guy is amazing.