Blackstar Series One 200 emulated output demo with John Browne of Monuments (8 string guitar!)

[inubis121]

The true artist always struggles. A sad truth...

[FX3368]

bien mek

[SophiasHeir]

Fuck... so much groove. So much...

[1mDeOtDaDl1]

Coolest most Melodic Metal sound i've ever heard. So good all the way around

[flyingsquirrel73]

Wow...this is some amazing shit

[WeveGotNoTimeToLose]

Rappers and traditional rockers are 'rich' because they're the only idiots the elite can employ to spread stupidity and lesser emotions on a widespread level without question, but they have no spiritual wealth like we do, they NEED those mansions to survive, they NEED materials and fame to create an image that otherwise is not there. Peace, wisdom, love and light to all.

[mikeandbobule]

the opening riff is so amazing !!!!!

[falcoxcore]

dope beard 

[Scurvee]

awesome video/demo but I could have done without the solar flares and shit going on

[WeveGotNoTimeToLose]

@Scurvee They did that to smoothly clip the parts where the video stopped so you wouldn't notice it took him several tries to compose the video, I don't have solar flares and shit going on in my videos, you should check those out.

[BrowneMonuments]

@WeveGotNoTimeToLose Actually I recorded this in 2 takes hense the terribly entry on the 2nd last riff haha

[WeveGotNoTimeToLose]

@BrowneMonuments I didn't necessarily mean more than 2 lol, good stuff though, much better quality than my crap!

[NoaOno]

The The Uncollective riff is the best one.

[RWHTL]

@NoaOno The whole thing's The Uncollective

[NoaOno]

@RWHTL With the first 'the', I meant thE first one.

[NoaOno]

@RWHTL which by the way is not the first one, but the one at 0:39

[JURGMANDR]

brownie is a sick player.

[frogbeergolfgolf]

This man is now jobless and near homeless yet Nicki Minaj has a mansion and a summer home and has world wide recognition for a "song" about a stupid hoe.

I. Hate. The. Music. Industry...

[Meshuggahfication]

@frogbeergolfgolf It's a fucking shame. John is really nice and an amazing musician. I fucking hate our society.

[frogbeergolfgolf]

@Meshuggahfication

No kidding dude... Talent like this is what should be promoted but it sadly doesn't sell so the music industry couldn't give a fuck cause they purely focus on making money rather than caring about "their" musicians.

[LetsLeaveTown]

@frogbeergolfgolf

great comment!

[omniverse803]

@frogbeergolfgolf i agree, very valid point. I hate how they control the masses that way. real musicians deserve that kind of recognition.

[frogbeergolfgolf]

@omniverse803

It's terrible.. I have him added on Facebook and he is literally selling about all of his shit.. He said he is seriously considering selling his ONLY guitar just so he can eat and rent a place to live for a little bit. It's honestly just really sad that people decide to pay attention to such terrible, emotionless, bass driven garbage. How it sells boggles my mind. Talents that are as astounding as this should sell. I don't know what the fuck is up with people..

[austinfailz]

@frogbeergolfgolf This is absurd, but I think the garbage that Clear Channel pumps out like unwanted babies sells so well because buried deep in the mix is crap telling you, "like this music, buy on itunes". If you've seen They Live, it's similar to that. And I've heard that there are malls that tell you to buy stuff mix low under the crappy elevator muzak. That's the only way I can explain people liking that crap. And like I said, I know it's absurd...

[frogbeergolfgolf]

@austinfailz

I'll never truly understand it.

[HoneybjornBand]

@frogbeergolfgolf This might be true, but wait until that album's out. If they've found the singer we all know they have, Monuments will blow up bigger than Periphery and end up touring with the major metal bands like Bodom, Amon Amarth and Behemoth.

[frogbeergolfgolf]

@HoneybjornBand

Well he has to survive till then.. I mean I hope that happens cause he totally deserves it. That shit has to sell though man.. People need to BUY that CD for them to get on tours like that. CD sales are a huge part in determining a bands tour schedule. We gotta get people to buy that shit when it drops!

[HoneybjornBand]

@frogbeergolfgolf Well, I can only speak for myself, but I've already bought two tees, and I will definitely buy this album.

[frogbeergolfgolf]

@HoneybjornBand

Then you're doing a great deed as a fan. We can only support him and Monuments and hope everyone else does.

BY THE RECORD PEOPLE.. When it comes out haha.

[Tanktation]

@frogbeergolfgolf truth ? tell me in detail !!

[frogbeergolfgolf]

@Tanktation

I have him added on Facebook, he had to sell his only guitar to live. It's such bullshit, He shouldn't have to deal with these kind of problems.

[Tanktation]

@frogbeergolfgolf and why ?

[gianniswildchild]

@frogbeergolfgolf homeless?nah i dont think so.

[inubis121]

@frogbeergolfgolf Most music listeners are lambs and they are easily told what music is good and what music is not good. Those same people wouldn't even know what talent is, even if it smacked em in the face.

[Freezaen]

Early 2011... FUCK THAT SHIT!

[RainWiLLIDie]

Wow. I like the sound of that amp. Might be an amp I'd be willing to check out.

[breakerion]

It seems that I will never be tired of watching this video over and over again

[incarnationcrew]

hey Blackstar,please check us out. Asia represent!

[7Kiymaira7]

i want this on my ipod......i'd watch it so much on the move.

[urdumbfoo]

i am completely mesmerized by his picking hand

[mcskittle3232]

I've seen this video a thousand times. John has mad skills!

[MadManMitch11]

SO JUICY!

[MrWavyDavyBoy]

What settings is he using?

[metalhead15151]

fuckin heavy shit man

[valhalla0125]

@squiffyk7 its definitely just emg 808s. They come stock on these

[higofyp]

I would give my left nut for the tabs to this.

[cdmolenaar]

@higofyp I have one! for part of it anyway

[higofyp]

@cdmolenaar Better start cutting off my left nut...

[cdmolenaar]

@higofyp Do you want it? The tab, that is. Your balls are mine.

[choganskateboarding]

I like to imagine he came up with all of this on the spot. Just straight riffing.

[ziehenderzahne1]

@choganskateboarding he's actually projecting the drum track from his mind

[squiffyk7]

anyone know what pickups hes using?

[YourGraveIsHere]

@squiffyk7 emgs man.

[squiffyk7]

@YourGraveIsHere ahh cheers, emg 808x's?

[YourGraveIsHere]

@squiffyk7 I dont know about that one. You could go to the Ibanez site and check the guitar model out it will probly tell you there.

[gargaj]

So much for "early 2011" eh? :/

[sanderd]

Awesome track, I still watch this video every now and then.

Really curious which software is used for the flashy effects though, so if anyone can enlighten me... DO SO! ;)

[AJNAZ13L]

The power of a blackstar amplifier. That low end just drones and isn't so "flabby." I like it!

[SANDS78]

Take it easy on the video effects, Shit!

Sweet riffs bro!

[TheClintbondy]

Check out my channel theclintbondy

[kradotaner]

The first blackstar tone that i've really dig

[4leafmetal]

This is so epic....

A fucking 8 string.

[Lotion5150]

This djent thing is getting out of hand...Textures, Structures, Volumes, Forms, Monuments, Aliases, Circles, Skylines

COME ON ALREADY, WE GET IT

[VargVikernes6]

@Lotion5150 Monuments is a forerunner for the djent movement

[UnkelPhucker6]

MissSmiles4u brought me here!

[MrKillianDude]

01:49 is WHY you have to like this band :)

[MissSmiles4u]

I seriously watch this video like everyday when I wake up. lol. SO AWESOME!

[bloodcoveredreaper]

@MissSmiles4u Then get one. I fucking love my Blackstar and with your skill playing, you deserve a good amp.

[MissSmiles4u]

@bloodcoveredreaper haha i wish! I'm pretty broke at the moment (after the holidays retail hours go to -9000) lol someday though >:]

[GuitarShowPlayer]

Great seven strings guitar solo!

[guitaristyler]

fuckin nice

[edthehead83]

0:52 What is happening? I'm twelve and I don't even

[gluv1]

i thaught i walked past this guy when i saw tesseract at the garage lol XD

[Throne1607]

the whole thing is fucking groovy but that fucking riff at 1:19 is fucking BOSS!

[Throne1607]

heres to 101,001 views John! lol

[ElectricTurkey1]

Gnarly tone. Thick and Heavy without too much gain.

[ryanjacko1]

Hi, Im a complete beginner when it comes to using an emulated output. I have a recording program on my computer called sonar LE. Can anyone please tell me how i get from the emulated output on my amp, to an imput on my computer. Thanks.

[siddarthsanjay]

ENDORSE THE GUY INNIT

[80HGuitar]

"monuments is so metal. they play guitar while a super nova is happening and time itself is distorting around them. jk we just don't understand that lens flaring the fuck out of a demo vid is for 14 yr olds"

[80HGuitar]

Dear whoever the fuck edited this video:

you are an asshole. knock it off.

[overgapo]

Maybe someone has some tabs to this video?

[MintyCheesecak]

@Guitar1sti It's called The Uncollective

[TheTwiddlyBits]

@blackstaramps Is Browne achieving his tone through the head alone? What I mean is did he just fiddle with the dials plug it straight in the computer and record or is there an emulated pedal of some sort beefing up the gain?

[Guitar1sti]

what song? one of the best ive heard for a long time

[yeena4567]

headbang at 1:20

[LukeNewb]

Sick video, less lighting effects next time please kind of over done

[TheRed343]

@LukeNewb lol yeah they're kinda distracting the first couple times you watch it :P

[JSpears90]

those 7 people that disliked this can surely fuck off.

[ErwinShrodinger]

The beard just makes it.

[TheRed343]

fucking incredible!

[rodogwins]

DJENTS A LIFESTYLE

[summitthescale]

This video is fucking addicting. Brownenoize FTW!

[loopaperplease]

metallice started djent. im pretty sure metallica and meshuggah are the same band just different name

[MyxHarnett]

@loopaperplease Are you high?

[CSmaarten]

@loopaperplease haha there are 2 options. 1: you don't know anything about music. 2: you are trolling

[summitthescale]

@loopaperplease Pretty sure Bad Religion started djent. 

[rodogwins]

@loopaperplease Metallica and meshuggah are the same band........ ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME MESHUGGAH STARTED DJENT THEN BULB MAD IT POPULAR

[pdblouin33]

DJENT FOREVER! Meshuggah were the pioneers. Great bands to come.

[decapitatedrathead]

@pdblouin33 too bad its not a genre

[MilitantOldLady]

@decapitatedrathead

thank god its not a genre! this way it remains elitist and prevents shit bands from polluting it

[azorath16]

GROOVE OVERLOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jopet918]

thats good dude..awesome..!!

[insanenasni]

This sounds so much better than the instrumental version of the song on youtube because you can hear that great riff at the start of this vid!

[LoganCovers91]

Hey, Blackstar, endorse Browne nao! THUMBS UP!

[SeanathenII]

@hieperspees He'd be one of the best Blackstar endorsees

[xXComboBreakerXx]

Sounds way better than the album version.

[SeanathenII]

@xXComboBreakerXx You mean We Are The Foundation or the Instrumental video? We Are The Foundation is just a 3 track demo and is demo quality but Gnosis isn't going to be out until they can find a new singer(s) and record the vocals

[SeanathenII]

Give him an Amp! Series 1 200 with a 4x12!

[bruno8ibz]

does someone knows what are his settings for that tone? its so good!

[maleavail]

he looks like he should be playing bass not guitar...

[noobaxeman]

Dear BlackStar Please give this guy an amp to play !

[MadJack122]

does he have emgs?

[zachneels]

@MadJack122 Yes, 808's.

[XSVmetalband]

u got tabs?



[NipplesMagee]

0:07 - 0:22

Dat riff

[MatKiller1197]

i hate when people go and spend money for stupid Mesa 2 rectifiers and they dont buy one of these beasts

[BVisionProductions]

This....is the tastiest riff I have ever heard in my life

[klblackstar]

My dream amp. 

[ferociouspokemachine]

Mudmudmud

[Scarbak123]

@ferociouspokemachine mud? seriously? i know the gain saturation is a little hard to listen to at first, but those notes are very clear and blend nicely. no mud here!

[SzymonSzanczuk]

Early 2011? BULLSHIT

[SCORPIOXDRAGON]

@SzymonSzanczuk I know right!?... they HAVE been on tour though, but.... yyyyeahh... a bit too ambitious, and I'm sure life has happened since then but, ... it's like how I said I was gonna fix this spare car like, three years ago.... haha, right!.. nnnope.... still sitting in the garage. haven't lifted a finger on it AT ALL.

[McDevy]

I wish they released instrumentals of the EP. :/

[SchecterDimondSeries]

i like that 8 string

[SuperDmt123]

5 people clearly have issues. how could u not love this? this man rapes this guitar and makes it his bitch. he is the reason i bought an 8 string

[djentonomicon]

Lmfao, "Check for Monument's debut album; due for release early 2011." Well it's almost 2012 and I want to hear some new Monuments before I die.

[SteeleInd]

DEM DEAD NOTES.

Dude, seriously how to you get those dead notes to be so clean?! Whenever I try to get dead notes like that, they always have at least some slight harmonic ring-out.

[TheManSpider]

@SteeleInd I think it's half to do with your amp settings, and half to do with how you're muting it.

Left hand mute AND palm mute it quite heavily to really stop the ringing. Also, have your gain quite low for this track; I found about 30 or 40% still sounds pretty ballsy, depending on how hard you're picking.

[SteeleInd]

@TheManSpider

Yeah a lot of it comes down to where you're muting with the fretting hand. You have to be careful about placement, or you can accidentally hit some harmonics.

[jossrules123456789]

do you have to have the head pluged into a cab or can you go straight into the desk

[klblackstar]

@jossrules123456789 you can go straight from the head into the soundboard, you don't need a cab

[NipplesMagee]

Damn, what's the song at the beginning?!

[ainsleywalker]

@NipplesMagee The whole thing is a section of the song 'The Uncollective' by Monuments.

[NipplesMagee]

@ainsleywalker Thanks, dude!



[ainsleywalker]

@NipplesMagee No problem, do you hear what I mean? He's playing the same song before the camera cuts to him (the 'pre-chorus' in fact) :)

[bonuzround]

I am going back in time and stealing this riff.

[UglyScukuggly]

What guitar is this sick ass mofo using?!

[Psyshimmer]

@UglyScukuggly Ibanez RG2228.

[ainsleywalker]

@UglyScukuggly Ibanez RG 2228

[nolliefIip]

I plan on getting the Series One 100 head and 412 Pro Cab. Blackstar has to be one of the best, most versatile amps I've ever had the pleasure of playing.

[breakerion]

I never ge enough from this video, the transitions and progressive phase, I watch it over and over 100times and still like it

[DisfunctionalRecords]

Best riffs i ever did hear keep it up John

[schecter707]

rg2228 or rg8?

[sabrefang0]

@schecter707 2228

[Dimebag08RIP]

Did they release the record at all?

[Spermwhales93]

@Dimebag08RIP They will eventually. It got delayed because Neema and Greg left the band.

[BM270musician]

this video was like my version of crack every day for a while.

[MrBrokenteeth]

Je veux une 8 cordes. Tout de suite.

[Meshuggahfication]

his picking technique is very interesting to watch

[nadyveed]

This is so sick even the piece of paper on the left wall is desperate to headbang.

[The8thGateofDestiny]

Just wanna say this is a badass song dude. Sounds epic as hell. I strongly agree with the instrumental thing tho. The screamer kinda messes up the sound of some of the songs and is kind of a turn off. But vids like this, sound sick and beautiful. Amazing job playing tho man

[StylishStar88]

The one thing I hate this guy is that he makes it look SO FUCKING EASY! :(

[woodmaister]

@StylishStar88 Ha, it is with practice man. Practice hard and practice long! :D

[jewedd]

How do you get this tone out of the amp ive just bought the series one 100 6l6 and get no where near what i used to get ?

[yatindimebag]

What software was used to edit this video?

[NinjewMaster]

FAAAKE

[NinjewMaster]

@NinjewMaster yea!

[djentonomicon]

@NinjewMaster How is it fake??? Lol. Clearly your eyes deceive you.

[a54635]

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, NOW! This is sex for my ears.

[manugnauinggshtrajk]

i cant stop playing this.

[altostratus5]

@manugnauinggshtrajk I just had exactly the same experience after learning it. Genius songwriting!!

[guerri89]

is he using any pedal or only the head? sounds amazing

[setra23]

I wanna play guitar now, too bad is gone midnight. Oh wait! I have a headphone socket!!

[DjentFoxProductions]

wtf is the tuning?

[ericpalmer93]

@DjentFoxProductions From highest to lowest string..............Eb Bb F Eb Bb F Bb F

[BrowneMonuments]

@ericpalmer93

Nah its F, Bb, F, Bb, Eb, F, Bb, Eb

[Andrejispanickin]

@BrowneMonuments Whta's the intervals between each string? An octave?

[ericpalmer93]

@BrowneMonuments isnt the lowest string F?

[BrowneMonuments]

@ericpalmer93

Yes lowest string F, highest string Eb