Sylosis - Empyreal guitar lesson

[GuitarOOOFreak]

Hey Josh, You are my favorite guitarist on the planet! I don't usually pick favorites in guitarist, music, bands, etc. but you sir just blow my frigging mind! I just wish I had an ounce of your talent! Your style is so unorthodox and tricky to learn which is a good thing! Just great bro! I would love to see you guys live...hopefully some day soon!!!

[theurologist1]

love the shirt!

[MiseryFields]

His sweep exercise sounds a bit like a John Petrucci fill. lol

[filofoxofficial]

You know you play guitar a lot when you check your own phone at 2:34

[tugfngjfuvj]

@filofoxofficial It can also happen if there are unshielded, powered speakers nearby :)

[jimjamify92]

My spirit just got demolished when he's like "you don't want to play it too fast" *blistering sweep* -died inside-

[IsaacDeanMusic]

So impressed with this band! Such talent!

[TheRatedD]

This dude SH!TS on Steve Vai. And that's a huge compliment.

[DereckMetal]

And the Guitar IS tuned IN?

[andrewizz]

@DereckMetal E standard

[TheXxPSYCHO]

@sylosistv I heard you switched from EMG'S to Bare Knuckle Painkiller, are they any good? better than the EMG'S?

[shredx81]

@TheXxPSYCHO There are tones that you can't achieve without active pickups, but there are more tones you can't achieve with them. There are a bundle of great high-output passive pickups on the market. Bare Knuckle pickups are amazing passive pickups, but they'll cost you. My BK Miracle Man cost me £115 and was made to order. Generally, players prefer the organic character you get from passive pickups.

[RandomMetalGuy666]

4 people cant play this

[RandomMetalGuy666]

you dont wanna rush into the sweeps? you seem to be doing it quite fine, oh wait...i forgot, your not human

[egmaverikc84]

josh should calaborate with jon schaffer of iced earth!!!! that would be amazing!!!!

[MetalTillIDie461]

talented motherfucker

[Progeeks1]

sick piece @ 9:57 nice fingerwork!

[shotgunforever5]

did anyone see 3:54 ? i mean it was rushed by it was sick hahah

[TheThehitman63124]

fuck me standerd tuning

[SiilentMiike]

Beautiful tone.

[MiseryFields]

3:55 He broke me. O.o

[porowinski]

Incredible man! Just beautifull! What type of guitar pick do You use?

[thecrig666]

@ 3:50, I jizzed when he played fast.

[remm55]

@thecrig666 I thought i was the only one lol xD

[ATightropeRetro]

this is the lick slowed down *basdfoasdhfosaihdfoshfdas* LOL

[81596david]

don't you hate when you accidently double click the video and then full screen mode FOR SOME REASON makes the video load again from where it was >:(

[DementedSamus]

I can't get enough of that freakin solo!!!! That harmonic gives me chills every time!

[TeeJus]

Tabs? c:

[SirCharlesBarrington]

EARGASM

[ZachMetalAsFuck]

@3:50 when he's like "it's important to just rush it and *demonstrates* do that" ... o.O i wish i could fucken sweep that fast n clean lol i would totally rush it if it sounded that good haha

[The0fail0wears0prada]

@ZachMetalAsFuck I KNOW IT WAS SO CLEAN!

[MrRocker989]

3:53 WTF

[TheGupmeister]

Give hand transplant now please?

[djmccracekn033193]

why the fuck would you dislike a lesson tutorial..... whoever did it is a fucking retard

[SophomoricCult]

Thank you Josh. Incredible band.

[SpearShark]

@Metalchickgoth There is nothing special on him.

[MonsterMetalMusic]

go to the site songsterr and look up empyreal

[ArcanineBucK]

Can somebody please make a tab of this that actually includes the sweeping and the solo?

[Colton527]

@ArcanineBucK ultimate guitar tab pro will help man

[ArcanineBucK]

@Colton527 Yeah, i've downloaded about 3 different guitar pro files but none of them have the sweeping. Doesn't matter now though, i've figured it out :P

[ES847]

Josh gives the best advice in sweep picking. I always play arpeggios slow because that always helps me keep in time and be in control of the pattern.

Thanks and amazing work Josh!

[Xzii666]

There's a saying, "the best guitarist doesn't always make the best teacher". I have to say, that's officially been blown out the fucking water. I'm not gonna lie, I've only been listening to sylosis over the past few weeks since I joined my new band, I've discovered what I've been missing out on. Josh is an insane player, especially for his age, He describes everything so clearly it's probably the only online instructional video by a band member I've ever found useful. This guy is a GUITAR GOD.

[ImaDjentleman]

@Metalchickgoth so being able to sweep tap make you one of the most incredible technical players of the modern day? then i need band! ha just kiddin this guy rocks

[slapshot4151]

My...My goal..to learn this...before I..am 86..I'm 18. Looks like I'm a lil behind.

[squidbilly32]

As a guitar player of 10 years this by far is the best instructional video I have ever came across and the solo..... Well if you can find the best word by all means.. good stuff perfect 10

[jaketheripper66]

"...as much low end as a seven string." lawl

[YouNoob93]

Why am I watching this?? I am a drummer xD

[TheDeadChromisone]

three people must be hunted down and skulled fucked at the highest freqeuncies possible with this brutal guitar play at 1000 decibles!death by metal you fuckin trolls!!!!!

[Colton527]

@TheDeadChromisone Skull fucked?! For every word!?? They shouldn't fuck with this...

[guitarwhelp]

it's funny, when I first heard this song I expected Josh to be playing some esp w/emg's and some huge mesa boogie in heavy ass tunning, yet hes playing a les paul, through marshalls, and in standard tunning. Good shit Josh

[MrNarcoleptik]

@guitarwhelp and he shreds like a boss on the bridge pickup which is somewhat unusual and awsome

[RavenfaceBand]

@guitarwhelp Aha, I play an ESP w/ Emgs through a mesa triple rec :( xD

[eduardorox0694]

@guitarwhelp The power of good EQing and having a bassist...

[WinterMadness05]

@guitarwhelp The real key is the od-808 !!!

[ChaosBurnsWithin]

and they call synyster gates a God of sweep picking... hes got nothing on Josh. not by a long shot

[RTSRAZORBACK]

12:36 = WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKK

[Ajowerty]

/watch?v=AC2fjDaUGXM Uploaded a sweep progression inspired by Josh! ;)

[expliotedhawk]

Total monster!

[Justin64034]

his sweeping is just soo tight

[0oDaantje12o0]

and now slow down .... 'still fast' and slower.. 'too fast.'

listen.. grab your guitar and play.. hey! it's possible.. and now as fast as Josh.. damnit. throw guitar away and listen again.

[PietTheRazzor]

does anyone know how to get that tone at 12:49 ??

[ConorsMetalMilitia1]

@PietTheRazzor artificial harmonic

basicly tapping and strumming the string at the same time

look it up

[marlonlopezpereyra]

@ConorsMetalMilitia1 are you sure that was the artificial harmonic man?? becouse I think that were natural harmonics.

[inmydarkesthour100]

Sweeping like a janitor

[Captt95]

@inmydarkesthour100 HAHA LOLZ

[ryderx2]

3:53 WTF??

[Adrianwk]

Is it in drop-d tuning?

[on3n1ght3r666]

@Adrianwk No. He said the song is in E standard at the beginning of the video.

[TheFrostchild]

03:54 WOW!

[TheFrostchild]

I BOUGHT THE NEW SYLOSIS ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chucklingpianofun]

Write a tab please???

[MrFroobert]

Met Sylosis at Sonisphere last month. Such a nice bunch of guys! And fucking killer musicians!!!!

[L0GANTP]

does anyone one know what he does in the solo right after the bend on the 10th fret where its like he makes a dime squeal? its at 13:11

[MonsterMetalMusic]

@L0GANTP He hits his tremelo bar on the recording, but he can't do that with his Gibson because it has a fixed bridge so he just gives it a bit of vibrato which makes it sound a little bit like that, but you can't really make that sound on a fixed bridge guitar.

[L0GANTP]

@MonsterMetalMusic Thanks, i thought thats what it was, i guess because the solos played with the backing track on here and he didnt use one it made me think otherwise

[PietTheRazzor]

@L0GANTP its not like a dime squeal , but like the "flutter" effekt that you can do with a floyd rose trem too .. i do not really know how to get that exactly sound like he is doing it , but i think you some tremolo with your fingers .. sorry i couldn't explain it better 'cause i dont know the right english words ... but i hope you get it ;-)

[L0GANTP]

@PietTheRazzor i think your talking about vibrato?

[PietTheRazzor]

@L0GANTP Thats what i mean ^^ im german , sry 

[L0GANTP]

@PietTheRazzor it could be that but ive had people tell me diffrent things, like its from a tremelo or sustain or just multiple effects

[PietTheRazzor]

@L0GANTP hmm .. some extra effects just for one note ? im not shure but i got no better answer... i think i got to practice this to find it out ;-)

[pspvampire]

arrghh I can just about do the Aminor arpeggio sweeping till I get to the 12th fret A and have to reach over to E on 7th. And if I play E on the bottom string it sounds too deep :(

[theunholycrown666]

The Marshall head is nice. Had a JCM2000 for years. How often do you have to have it re-valved/re-biased? Had to have mine done once a year without fail and it cost £££££. Hence trading it in for a rack system. Never been happier. Nice tone by the way and killer riffs.

[TheSTRIKE4220]

3:55 WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT

[havardask]

The Axcess LP has a Floyd, no?

[skolnick14]

@havardask ya

[TheSuperPicklefish]

i thought the power chords on A with a backing note on the e stringwas my thing :(

[infernusblackrose]

He is badass just because he haves a High On Fire T-Shirt :P

[Rodrigo93624]

3:54 Oo

[RancorPsyko]

WHY DOES THE SCREEN KEEP GETTING SMALLER?!?! D:

[theunholycrown666]

@RancorPsyko Probably because he has cropped the video to enlarge the area where he is playing so we can see the frets more easily. Don't know for fact but it's just my guess. Makes sense if ya think about it.

[snitchnjabbajaw]

@moonlightritual You meant to say ESP

[GJRM18]

@snitchnjabbajaw no he means dean's and b.c rich

[lxXMETALXxl]

I love how so many fags feel like there is a blatant competition between standard and alternate tunings... Seriously? Listen, if you for some reason can't tune your guitar, then poop on you good sirs.

[15viceandvirtues]

This was the best song i've heard in quite a while.

[BunheadPS3]

3:55 EPIC xD

[s3177000]

Using a les paul for leads like a boss, pro.

[TheRealMechanix]

Finally some sweeping stuff that I can pull off :)

[ConnorFGuitar]

At 4:59 my head literally exploded.

[pspvampire]

@ConnorFGuitar Why? That part sounds like shit.

[ConnorFGuitar]

@pspvampire It's awesome! :D

Plus, it must be so hard. I have no idea where the dexterity comes from to be able to do something like that lick at that speed. I'd love to have a lick like that in a solo.

[deathblackthrashing]

Great lesson. That's a great tone coming from the Orange and the Marshall, too.

[iL4wlz]

Josh, please re do the first album with your vocals.

[MrNarcoleptik]

his gear is very ... classic, but it really gets the job done

[iL4wlz]

Sweeping is easy and over used.

But someone tell me what key this is in so I can get the solo right.

[DerNuLz]

@iL4wlz

Standard E. He even says it in the video.

[iL4wlz]

@DerNuLz That's tuning I know this. I'm saying what KEY.

[DerNuLz]

@iL4wlz

Sorry, my fault. Like I said, my English isn't the best, I'm from Germany.

[iL4wlz]

@DerNuLz Oh, I didn't notice. It's all cool man.



[TRIVIUMOWN1]

Is that an Epiphone or Gibson?

[JobForAMaxboy]

@TRIVIUMOWN1 i expect its a gibson

[DerNuLz]

@TRIVIUMOWN1

It's a Gibson. Look at the Trussrodcover, there are only two screws/bolts (whatever). The one's from Epiphone are looking a bit different, they have three screws/bolts (whatever).

Sorry for my English, I'm from Germany.

[Peterwh1]

@DerNuLz nah dude i'm pretty sure it's an esp

[DerNuLz]

@Peterwh1

I hope you're kidding! Look at the description of the video: "The guitar is a Les Paul Custom Axcess. Very rare!"

[Arasys1]

@Peterwh1 ESP/LTD/Edwards eclipses don't have Gibson Custom Shop logo on their headstocks :)

[lesbianseegullmaster]

@Peterwh1 is an ebony les paul. it says GIBSON on the fucking headstock

[MrRyyannn]

Josh is such an inspiration to me as a guitarist! His thrashy riffs, incredible solos and awesome breakdowns inspire me to become a better guitarist... His sweeps are inhumane too, possibly best sweeper in the world? Haha quite a statement but I wouldn't be surprised :L

[kolliasmalmsteenown]

@MrRyyannn not possible, just too many good sweapers in the world.

[TechcoreIsSexy]

wow that gear is a little VINTAGE for modern metal but wtf that guy really knows how to get a great tone out from that dinosaurs!.

amazing

so, whats the guitar tuning DROP C?

[MichaelBrogannn]

@TechcoreIsSexy Guitar tuning is E standard! :)

[highfivemf]

He's such a genious!

[anejo333]

this dude has it all!! bad ass riffs bad ass leads. in a killer band

[Trollingismyhobby]

little finger lol

[jr240891]

@Trollingismyhobby

Shush troll ;)

[snackajack117]

I love the way he does an impression of sounding messy at 3:55 but it just ends up sounding ridiculously awesome

[falige]

@snackajack117 that sounds terrible...

[snackajack117]

@falige so does your face

[voiceofreason79]

@snackajack117 No offence, but you must have cloth ears then. It doesn't sound musical at all & it's not supposed to.

[snackajack117]

@voiceofreason79 Haha, I also love it when people go "NO OFFENCE BUT...*insult*" Seriously, "ridiculously awesome" may have been hyperbole but there's no need to ad hominem my ass.

[KurtisBrudenell91]

@snackajack117 and all in key :|

[Colton527]

Sylosis needs more U.S. fans. They should tour here :D

[MonsterMetalMusic]

@Colton527 i agree, id love to see them live without having to fly to the UK lol

[yummpyummp]

@MonsterMetalMusic i saw in a interview that they are esupposed to try to make it to the states later this year. if not then next year im sure

[finalfantac]

'The lick slowed down is this' yeah josh....That ain't gonna help buddy but, you are a guitar god. end of.

[ArtificialFlavaFTB2]

I hate that extra note on the 5th string, my hands are to small

[FtaCapoeiraWoot]

Sounds crap, but ummm, its kinda useful

[ArtificialFlavaFTB2]

Unearth intro is what I thought of when i heard this song

[Melguu]

@ArtificialFlavaFTB2 Me too, but i like this one better.

[ArtificialFlavaFTB2]

@Melguu Yep this one is much better but It just reminded me. Also check out the Sweep solo to "Follow the Signs" - by Born of Osiris. You'll love it!

[shippensbia]

I read on wikipedia that they don't tune down and then I heard the album and I had to find an answer. That palm muted chord he does is weird.

[Melguu]

@shippensbia Yeah, but it does make sense doesn't it

[AvengeXKing]

not hard...

[James0543]

@AvengeXKing it's not hard therefore it sucks right? fuck you man keep playing your Djent bullshit and your gay ass breakdowns this is real music here piss off.

[drokan13]

I'll be honest, I never liked you when Jamie was in the band and Conclusion of an Age was all the rage, but I think the new album is something of a masterpiece and your vocals suit the music perfectly. I can say I'm definitely a fan of Sylosis as of the year 2011

[noobker]

so how many of you moved your phone away from the computer at 2:33 xD

[Idontwantthizname]

@noobker LOL i was running around for my cell phone

[TeptarKingOfTheOzone]

@noobker i did even after i read this

[lokeynot]

@noobker I was wondering what that was xD I was looking at my phone expecting a text or something!

[jackson18t]

Sylosis makes me proud to come out of drop c and back to standard. Josh you are sick to the max man! keep it up, I love the new album!!!!!!!!

[m0t0cr0ss17]

you. freaking. amaze. me.

thanks for posting (: keep up the work sylosis!

[JoeyS880]

3:54 ..... o,o

[fraser149]

using forths to make it sound heavy, taking your tips from hendrix i see xD

[FrozenZkull]

This is the Epiphone Les Paul Custom Ebony? (The guitar?)

[fraser149]

@FrozenZkull Gibson Les Paul, not sure exactly what model.

[fraser149]

@FrozenZkull Gibson Les Paul Custom Axcess

[Schecter00611]

0 dislikes! Respect

[readonly999]

josh, you is a sick player, bruv

[Chretze]

this is just awesome, not even a single dislike joke... thats right... not even dislikes...

haha jk, sylosis kicks some ass right there \m/

[skrew255]

What kind of guitar picks does Josh use ?

[UKRCyanide]

Click 1 for Josh to wink ;)

[0oDaantje12o0]

is it full E or d-B-G-D-A-e? I usually use full E but in metal I mostly use the 'drop E to d'

and the riff is just totally awesome, I have to practise A LOT bef4 getting it right.. and damn, everytime I listen Sylosis I dump my guitar in a corner and get hooked in the vids.. AWESOME

[danobrien2468]

@0oDaantje12o0 The tuning? It's E standard all the way :) EADGBe (Low -High)

[ShadowOfAhriman]

This makes me want to quit guitar :'( i will never be this good

[theburznazg]

Make a voice lesson video please!!

[theburznazg]

Great video HAIL JOSH!!! \m/

[xFallenRipper]

what key is this song in o.O

[antman557]

@xFallenRipper A harmonic minor im pretty sure. if its not harmonic, then its natural