Metal For Life: Utilizing Consecutive Downstrokes for Maximum Heaviness - Part 1

In this month's "Metal For Life," Metal Mike Chlasciak talks about how you can utilize consecutive downstrokes to create the heaviest metal riffs. This lesson continues at: http://www.guitarworld.com/metal-life-utilizing-consecutive-downstrokes-maxim...


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[guitarworld]

@SimonShreds When Metal Mike comes in, we usually have him play through a Hughes and Kettner Switchblade 100 head and 4x12 cab. Not 100% sure on the pedals though, other than a basic tuner and noise gate. Mike doesn't need much to sound good...the tone is in his fingers!

[Donaldkhaos]

They should of had James Hetfield come on to talk about down picking and Rhythm

[Scaba91]

The guitar is tuned to standard D, right?

[ProfoundContempt]

@Donaldkhaos And on how to hang your guitar lower than your crotch whilst playing...

[ImThatGuy629]

@95ApEx95 Fuck... he can kick my ass at a staring contest... and guitar playing :(

[moldyrck]

what amp does he use

[95ApEx95]

He doesn't blink!

[frostcleave]

beautiful jackson!

[jabberwocky1969]

@beefhasslehoff Interesting that he was getting an awesome to with Seymore Duncans .. are those active pick-ups?

[Soboliew]

At last!!! He got himself some sleves ;p

[xxdethdudexx]

TAAAABSSSSSSSSS plz?:)

[dmohr7]

metal these days is just get an esp/ibanez guitar and throw in emgs with no respect or realisation for tone then also by adding in stretchers tattoos and fuck all self respect to top it off ;D long live metal mike atleast he respects music and doesnt care about image! :D