Megadeth - Looking Down The Cross with Jackson King V guitar

[gabeoria]

I can't see riff 6 correctly, I think I do anything wrong :(

Very good work, like always ;)

[vanhalen515084]

dave is a total genius, those first two megadeth albums just blow my mind, they have done super good stuff since, but nothing as good as them, i don't know if it is because of the hatred he had against his former band, or the mix of guys he played with, two full blown heroin jazz junkies with the two daves, who were just getting into drugs heavy at the time, with the introduction with heroin to them as well

[vanhalen515084]

i read somewhere where he said he was trying to make the sound of a sos from a sub marine,

[megadeth9255]

I thought I read somewhere that the tuning for this album is something like 1/4 step down? Is this right?

[legojunk53]

@megadeth9255 sure are

[hollfast1]

@megadeth9255 Yep, 2 first records are 1/4 step down

[ApathethicJustice]

you should do like a lesson or something i find it hard to figure it out with tabs or by myself

[LordVicRattlehead]

Nice job man, the intro is the hardest part. I can't seem to hit the upper notes while taping the lower ones

[redd5674]

This song has such a wicked intor Killing is my buisness is one megadeth album that stands out it doesn't sound like any of there album. great first album by a great thrash band.

[luigisbrother100]

What are the tabs for the "High priests of sin!" part?

[ArchonStormlance]

SUper KOOL :)

[jfkdjfd]

What's so cool is that Dave played the same song on that guitar.

[Luolaotus]

nää sun Megadeth coverit on hlvetin hyvii! ois kiva kuulla Mechanix tai the skull beneath the skin :)

[RR0849]

@Luolaotus Kiitos! :) Tsekkaa Megadeth - first album medley. Siinä soitan jonkun matkaa Skull:ia. Lisää Megadethiä tulee lähiaikoina.

[GuitarRazze]

@RR0849 oho, oon kattonu tosi paljon sun videoita ja nyt vasta huomasin et olit suomalainen ku näin sun paidan ;D oon ostamassa mun ekaa jacksonia, kv5fr. mulla on ollu aiemmin ibanez ja esp ltd :P

[ablaaa]

I thank you for this cover. It reveals a lot of interesting guitar playing that the album's poor production makes hard to hear.

I wished you played the other riff @ 3:24 though

[friggetyfuck]

@ablaaa Get the remastered album, it sounds great.

[eroticblack]

fuckin awesome dude!!!!!!

[carlocki01]

which kinf od rr is that?

or is a king v?

[codo27]

that intro was just pure genius, good ol Dave he would try anything back then

[slipknot566]

what do you like playin more metallica or megadeth

[RR0849]

@slipknot566 Megadeth. I like to play riffs that are really busy.

[carlmustaine]

Best song off the first album by far - the main lead break is incredible!

[ElorBason]

mannnnnnnnnnn

what the helllll......... this intro

so sorry

FAILED!

[zuueLL]

Mahtava cover :)!

[pantalaemon]

Dude, can you tell me what settings you have on your distortion pedal?

awesome playing btw, i love the tapping especially.

[IMBACHABRI]

1:13 one of the best riffs i've heard

[AgeibaR]

Awesome playing! Tell me, what humbackers will be good for Megadeth climat?

[RR0849]

@AgeibaR Duncan Distortion for the earlier stuff and Duncan Jeff Beck for later.

[Guitardude81597]

@RR0849 when would you say earlier and later stuff album wise?

[RR0849]

@Guitardude81597 I think CTE was the turning point album. Things didn't happen overnight but you can hear how the song structures and sounds started to change around that time.

[halofan97]

2 words HOLY SHIT!

[janqueiroz2005]

man, i'm trying do it just looking in your video, but I CAN'T DO THIS SHIIIIT! AUIEHAUIHEUIAH. the first solo is amazing, but i can't. i try see the videos of dave playing this music, but i can't see very well. please, make a tab, or teach in one video. thanks brow.

[hogangoldberg]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!

Great cover. I can't imagine how Mustaine came up with all of the technical riffing that he has over the years. Definitely a creative genius!

[MadnessLordl]

I Have the same guitar... I Hope one of this days i can play it like you :(

[razorslice17]

aww no solos x(

[zubestr]

you should of done the solo at 1:50

[palexis2095]

@zubestr should of?? or should have

[zubestr]

@palexis2095 lol idk

[palexis2095]

@zubestr Grammar Fail

[mikem376]

HAHAHAHA

[codo27]

why have I been stretching the fuck out of my hand trying to play that intro without tapping, never thought to play it like that before

[UncleRuckus77]

All your covers kickass! Keep on rocking!

[betterthandirt]

You rock. Megadeth rocks. Fuckin' A. \m/

[rAtA9523]

how is your gear?

[RR0849]

@rAtA9523 It's fine thanks. :) Seriously though I use a Silver Jubilee 50W Marshall stack and Ibanez STL for overdrive.

[hardrok69]

@RR0849 It's fine thanks! lmao

[Morgystyle]

@rAtA9523 10 inches

[exbladex99]

The most wicked and sick riffs Megadeth has ever made! What a masterpiece. Hearing just the riffs makes you appreciate them much more.

[megadeth171souls]

Its a damn good cover Dude .... what do u think about the mustaine's final guitar solo in this song ? You should upload a video with the solo too ...by the way , your videos of guitar madness are awesome ..and great bad omen cover ...!! I have done a cover of this great thrash song as well ..Check out in my channel ...

[trigun00111]

did my comment not just post

[trigun00111]

hey dude i wondering on the riff that starts at 1:07 are they barred power chords or normal power chords for ex:

7

7

5 or 7

 5

[uhokstupid]

can you send me the tab for this? this is the best cover i have seen so id like to learn it like you

[RR0849]

@uhokstupid Thanks! Unfortunately I didn't make a tab. You can use an online tab as basis and check from my vid what fingerings I'm using. I always check live performance vids so I could get as close as possible to the way the original artist plays things.

[uhokstupid]

@RR0849 hey thanks man keep thrashing

[killingblow528]

@RR0849 First of all fingerings XD

[uhokstupid]

can you send me the tab for this? this is the best cover i have seen so id like to learn it like you

[kassemir]

0:16 , seriously one of the best guitar parts ever written, just love how evil and manic it sounds, and you played it pretty well. I wish they would do more of the older songs in their live shows, cause they fucking rock!!!

[holycow512]

Great job! That was awesome. I was wondering if you knew what the body/neck/fingerboard are made out of? Looking for a similar guitar but I know i can't afford one that Dave Mustaine himself plays

[RR0849]

@holycow512 Thanks! The body (wings) are poplar, neck is maple and fingerboard is ebony.

[11DNA11]

Rofl! En edes tajunnu, ku vasta nyt, että mies on Suomesta :D Lisää propseja :D

[Bigglestheman]

I would get a kv2 but I am poor and I live were the only way to really get a job is with a car.

[dumapies]

go cheaper...kv2's are expensive for most people

[Bigglestheman]

@dumapies

well if i was going to get one because of the price i would get a Kvx10

[dumapies]

im a bassist so honestly i don't know much about jackson guitars, but they always have a bitchin tone

[Bigglestheman]

@dumapies

I hear that a lot one of my friends who is kinda a gibson fan boy said that the tone of them were not that great and I was thinking i have read reviews of people saying how much they lobe their tone.

[dumapies]

i think Jacksons are the best metal guitars, ESP's right next to them, Les Pauls obviously can be used for metal and they been used for metal forever, but they're more like classic/hard rock

[Bigglestheman]

@dumapies

well he is more of a classic rock fan

[4heavybeast4]

@Bigglestheman i have played jackson js32t wich is 300 euro guitar it has better tone than many 400e from gibson or esp

[mikem376]

Its not any kv2

It was Dave's before he ebayed it

[CreeCore94]

this is my first megadeth song iv ever heard my dad showed it to me when i was like 6 and i havent stoped listen to this band sence also the first song by them i could fully play lol

[maty250395]

Dave s solo in this song is really difficult..!!

[Kalamando]

Awesome dude ! I have a Jackson V Guitar as well !! ROCK ON !! I can also play this song VER well and lemme tell ya what, honest to god, you are KICK ASS

[Caboose9987202]

Spot on man!

[stubaru]

Really nice playing man, I'm liking that tone a lot.

I was wondering, does your King V have a heavy neck? Like, if your standing with a strap, and let go of the neck, does the neck dive down?

I kinda want a King V too, just curious, thanks

[J3sst44]

Jackson guitars have fairly thin necks, and this guitar (Daves old guitar) has a really thin neck apparently, so it wouldn't dive.

And my Flying V is the only guitar that I've played where the neck doesn't dive down, which is odd considering I have a beefy neck.

[MEGAHOSOP]

@stubaru no it isnt heavy because usa made jacksons have excellent balance so if u let go of the neck then the guitar will balance plus this was mustaine's guitar so it's probably perfect

[stubaru]

good to know, thanks

I'm tryin to decide between a jackson soloist and a king v...

[MEGAHOSOP]

i would prefer a king v depending on what style you play but you should check out the rr1 and ke2 i prefer both of them over the kv

[stubaru]

nice, thanks for the info. I always wanted the RR1, but somehow it sounds "too metal", if that's possible.

But I haven't played one yet.

kelly looks nice too.

[walshy0001]

i was just wondering but what do you think about the new megadeth album "endgame"?

[RR0849]

I listened to it on MySpace. I like the song "How The Story Ends" but the rest didn't do much for me I'm afraid.

[Jarek4]

figured you'd love the album. broderick did some amazing stuff for endgame

[exbladex99]

@RR0849 Bodies is pretty good. Dialectic Chaos as well. But yeah How the Story Ends is the best. Some people like This Day we Fight too and 44 Minutes. Headcrusher isn't too bad either. But of course many of these are nothing like the amazing masterpieces of the 80s and 90s.

[duff123bass]

great cover man keep rocking

mustaine will be proud

[rogerklotz8]

You are awesome!! Amazing song..

[gandhisleftnut]

amazing guitar

[J3sst44]

I'd love to hear how this guitar sounds through my amp, I'm getting a crazy accurate sound at the moment using my guitar.

What're the body/neck woods?

[fatcat123able]

how long have you been playing? that was fucking awesome!!111

[BubbaDuckling]

One thing I love about Dave Mustaine is his awesome riff creations. He seems to have the ability to come up with some sick ones. Ive never been let down by any songs at all.

[dragonnight812]

*cough* except shadow of deth

[maidenmadness1]

DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN. Haha. Damn right.

[styxinyourneck09]

@BubbaDuckling have u listin to risk lol

[diegoambrosio]

Dude, you rule!

[undrwrldsk8fred]

hey man ive got a king v and was wondering if you had any tips or secrets on how you cope with the top heavyness of the guitar when playing standing up thanks

[RR0849]

You can try to change the strap putton position. I have to do that on Flying Vs but King Vs have been right from factory usually.

[ACDCisNiCe]

Man, cover is 5+ /5 , every note played just like guys from megadeth are playing! :)

And by the way, your tone is a masterpiece!!

You must tell me what amp, cabinet or other rack you are using :)

[RR0849]

Thanks! I use a Marshall Silver Jubilee 50W stack which I overdrive with Ibanez STL pedal.

[Guitarspede]

hieno paita :D

[rustedpieces]

Class cover:) Great to see some old megadeth stuff around

[JohnACorp782]

damn I like that sound. :)

[heyitsyeh]

the riff starting at 3:39 is wicked sick!

[Pandemic420]

Down the walkways

And threw the blood stained town

Looking down the cross

Bleeding from the crown

[Mantidz]

great cover

[xplicitvio]

the guitar strap kinda looks like long girly hair :P

[RR0849]

LOL!

[rogerklotz8]

MEGADETH FOREVER !

[ImMoriahNicole]

very good note definition in the tapping part, very clean. great cover!

[mrtweeby2]

Is this is song in standard tuning?

[Valentizzle]

it is.

[rogerklotz8]

It is actually 1/4 step down..but it will sound pretty good in standard tuning..

[kendostick58]

its is acctually 1/4 step down

[pyrrhios]

very nice man...

[BWEEBLAST]

wooooow.. u really inspire me to keep getting better at guitar and get a band quick.. i'm only in high school but who gives a shit. lol.. can u show me what chords those are that u use in the song? that's waaayy better than just some old metallica power chord..

[ExileCanadaMetal]

haha your comment hits the nail right on the head buddy. such a superior band in musician ship compared to metallica.

and get a band man and rock on!!

[BWEEBLAST]

haha thanks man!! i will.. and my music will be on you tube and ppl will fight over it like all these other bands .. lol haha.. but i get told that my riffs resemble those of metallica and slayer

[ExileCanadaMetal]

yea my band has some riffs that resemble slayer, metallica, megadeth, pantera, and maiden haha.

im just happy to play music and to say that we have riffs that remind people of them is cool since we are being compared to bands that have sold over millions of albums. its just sick METAL UP YOUR ASS!! lol keep rocking bro

[BWEEBLAST]

haha hell yeah.. there's gonna be a new wave of metal next year in 2010... AND I'M GONNA BE A PART OF IT, ME AND MY BAND!! i'm starting that thrash metal up again.. no bullshitting around, cuz we're bringing it back!!

[xXsleazethrashXx]

goood! I want the goddamn thrash back ffs :D xD

[whydoidodis]

dude, you're tone blew me the fuck away, are you related to mustaine in anyway coz you fucking sound like him big time, and im saying that in a good way, awesome job dude

[Venetkoski666]

Jätkä soittaa ku Mustaine itte, 5/5 ja faveihi menee, hieno skitta ja asiallinen paita :D.

[RR0849]

Kiva kuulla Suomeakin täällä. :D Käy kattoon mun bändin MySpace. Saatiin just levy pihalle.

[ComaDivine313]

awesome rhythm work man!

[nakkimursu666]

btw. soitat ihan hyvin. kävin ittekki treenaa tätä biisii ku näin tän videon xD

[nakkimursu666]

i just bought Dave Mustaine's vmnt singature v ''angel of deth'' about 8 months ago it is a really good guitar and kick ass looking but quite expensive.

paljos maksoit tost king veest?

[RR0849]

Onnittelut kitarasta! Maksoin paljon tästä KV:stä mutta se on Daven vanha joten tuskin laskee arvossa. :)

[nakkimursu666]

herran jumala! onks se ollu Daven käytössä!? :O

[RR0849]

Jep. Videon kuvauksessa on linkki josta löydät lisää tietoa. Mulla on muitakin Megadeth covereita. Käy läpi profiilista mun videot.

[cooliovasquez]

aw i thought you were gonna play the solo come on these are all the easy parts

[hiredn00bs]

That's okay, he left them so you could make a video playing them!

[cooliovasquez]

oh.

[guitargod02]

hey is that a dave mustaine jackson if it is ill pay big money $1000 to $2000

[RR0849]

It's Dave Mustaine's ex guitar not a signature model and thus cost much more.

[guitargod02]

holy shit sorry man but now i want it more what did you pay for it

[Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d]

Is this Dave Mustaine's actual guitar? Like did he use this exact guitar you have in your hand?

Just wondering. Sorry if i sound really stupid.

I would really envy you

[RR0849]

This was Dave's actual guitar. Serial number J2713 if you want to Google it. Just used it on recording sessions. Had to play some good old thrash metal soloing for our upcoming EP. :)

[Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d]

His actual guitar? he played it? touched it? ohh man you are freaking lucky! how did you get it?!! Now I really envy you. But then again a man with your skill deserves a guitar used by guitar gods (wow now i sound gay lol)

[RR0849]

LOL! Yes it was his main live axe from 86 to 92. I've actually owned 3 of Dave's guitars but this is the one I have left. Check my Mustaine tribute site link from the video description.

[Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d]

Yes way ahead of you buddy. I already read the whole thing like aa min ago. Wow. You have like a piece of metal history with you dude. Don't sell this guitar man. It would be a shame. I wish I could own a Dave Mustaine guitar, but I guess i'll just confoem to my Jackson RR1 :)

[RR0849]

The ones Mustaine played were done by the same people and feel the same as your RR1. RR1 has alder wings so the sound is a bit different but close. ;)

[Rei6gnIn6Bloo6d]

Yeah but I actually want a guitar Dave mustaine has actually played. That's probably too much too ask but ehh. I do love my Jackson though. It feels and sounds great, plus its one sexy looking axe if you ask me. Great guitar. Im so happy with it. Im actually gonna put some Seymour Duncans on it.

[RR0849]

Dave's old guitars pop up on Ebay every now and then. Sellers just seem to be asking crazy prices these days.

[aSpoonfedTribe]

You asshole! If you bought this from the eBay store you won it from me in like the last 30 seconds! D:

[666venomslegions666]

hey man this is a great cover

all of urs r great

i was still wondering if ur goin to cover take no prisoners??

anyways great job and if u have time check my looking down the cross cover out

thanks

[theconjuring2]

its awesome i know how to play it but the solo in the begin is kinda tricky cause i can do it fine but i end up hitting a open string how can i prevent hitting a open string

[linzeeejaneee]

nice great effort. your timing is perfect

[pimplalopimp]

man that intro is weird

[Coreythecheese]

Shrap666 put it perfectly. I thought I was starting to really get the hang of the axe, and then you put me to shame!

This is Mustaine-worthy axe-work!!!

Im favouriting this

\m/ horns up from NZ \m/

[rockthegorilla]

A great show of guitar skills and the KING V!

[VinmeisterOne2420]

im practicin while watchin .. cant really do it ... the beginning that is what is it? 12 pull off 15? Tap 18???

my comp is totally shitty so its bad quality

[fadeawaybaby]

Its not that hard to play...try downpicking master of puppets all the way through.

[RR0849]

That was actually one of the first songs I learned when I started to play. Damn good workout for the right hand. Devil's Island is another that hard to play all the way through at first.

[pimplalopimp]

hey what frets do you hit a the begining of the song on the first string and the 6 help me out man

[GrifsRiffs]

cake

[Aoshikakashi]

Wow. I don't think anybody but Dave could play this as well as you do. You make thi look so freakin' easy!

[Shrap666]

wow dude...i pride myself on my guitar playing and you just totally put me to shame :(

[brandon9966]

nice cover, ill play this 1 some day ;)

[saffrons01]

te voi a ir a robar la guitarra conchetumare .-

[liquidhouston]

Perfect man, Id like to see your band!

[notrightloser]

*****

[ecfnw9]

good god..i just noticed hes playing this witout a pick

[ecfnw9]

dammm thats awsome....

[Riffmaster79]

Great cover man !

It's a pitty they don't play this song live anymore....

You've done justice to dave !

Peace...

[Vergiliusz666]

I'm not longer worthy of playing guitar after seeing this, guess I'll continue playin' illegaly.

Master, forgive me my skillz...

[gbr672]

5000 views doesnt do this video justice... =] bloody good

[ZEEMPRODUCTIONS]

some of the most intense fucking riffs came off that first album

[aryinc]

daves riffage is as good as satriani his solo guitar work,megadeth is comercially underated.why trhe fuck isnt there ny deth in the top charts or top 100 are they really significant noobs.

[girafalol]

best song

[pitts8044]

Dude me and my son are huge Mustaine fans and when he said he found some guy who played this song on youtube i said here we go again. Just another wanna be. Man was i wrong,because you rule. I had the pleasure of seeing Megadeth in down town Atlanta back in the mid 80s and i asure you Dave would be proud. Awsome job and keep on rockin.

[SpyHunter69]

OMG! thats amazing I wanna learn this album so bad but I ogt get better first.

MEGADETH FOR LIFE!

[aryinc]

dave doesnt do that sifficult riffage,maybe his best riff is in the first album only his voice bit of then in my upinion but underated album.

[GuitarStu]

where do you get your tabs for your Megadeth covers. They are all spot on and I can't find a good tab. Ill message you my e-mail.

[SaleenS7TwinTurbo312]

you cant find a good tab because you suck at guitar!!! all the tabs are right, you just have to be able to play guitar

[TallicaMan1986]

that is where you are wrong.

[Rattleheads]

Yes, that is where you are wrong.

HIGH FIVE TALLICAMAN

[swedefox]

Awesome!!! Really good playing.

My son (12 yrs old) is attempting to learn these song and wants to know where you got the tabs. Or maybe you picked them out yourself??

Be well.

/FoX

[RR0849]

Tack så mycket! :) I used a tab but changed things around a bit. Send me a message with your email so I can send the tab.

[rattleheadmackin]

Loved it... to death !!!

lol, excellent cover.

[sinestezia]

MEGADETH RULES!