The Black Dahlia Murder - Statutory Ape Playthrough

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  • Опубліковано 17 кві 2023
  • Enjoy a low production value hotel room jam of Statutory Ape! Did my Patreon lesson this week on all my parts including the solo. Also with an entire slow speed playthrough at the end of the full lesson!
    A couple nights before the tour I sawed off a cutaway into this old travel guitar to access the high frets better, hahah! It still isn't the easiest guitar to play. And my little Donner practice amp doesn't sound too great, but enjoy anyways, working with what I got!
    Patreon Lesson:
    / 81676777

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  • @travisspaulding9613
    @travisspaulding9613 Рік тому +538

    These riffs created lifelong fans…so sick

  • @jwspitz35
    @jwspitz35 Рік тому +575

    I feel like Brandon's one of the only guitarists with the balls to do one-take playthroughs without any backing track/with just camera audio
    it really just shows how fucking precise of player he is. Fucking unreal

    • @amphetanine8573
      @amphetanine8573 Рік тому +22

      So true, it's a rare case to see such playthroughs. This guy pulls it off perfectly

    • @evanmaunders5688
      @evanmaunders5688 Рік тому

      Jason Richardson as well

    • @87mlafrance
      @87mlafrance Рік тому +1

      Still my favorite replacement after Kampien! Miasma album is the best!

    • @by3176
      @by3176 Рік тому

      Ever heard of Shannon?

    • @cgrind3000
      @cgrind3000 Рік тому +1

      For real. So many guitarists will hide behind tracks and stuff (I'm guilty, the only videos I've posted are me miming to the studio tracks lol). He's just that good

  • @Kronikman07
    @Kronikman07 Рік тому +214

    i mean, no metronome, no backing track. what a G.

    • @WiredAnxiety
      @WiredAnxiety Рік тому +44

      no body and no headstock either 😂

    • @BirdOfHermes8381
      @BirdOfHermes8381 Рік тому +11

      I wish there wasnt cloths! 😉😉

    • @Kronikman07
      @Kronikman07 Рік тому

      @@BirdOfHermes8381 that's how he plays in the green room before shows. plays with his cock as well. on the guitar, not just playin with the willy.

    • @bleedingthongs
      @bleedingthongs Рік тому +4

      Muscle memory on fleek

    • @ZJtraylor
      @ZJtraylor Рік тому +6

      He makes it look completely effortless too lol.

  • @joshjardim
    @joshjardim Рік тому +86

    I’ve never seen someone tremolo pick so effortlessly.

    • @maynardburger
      @maynardburger Рік тому +16

      Because he's not really changing up his technique much like a lot of people do. So many guitarists try and develop a 'trick' tremolo technique instead of just building up the speed of their traditional alternate picking. It's also why his sounds so much more precise than most, cuz he's not just blazing as fast as his hand/wrist can go, it's controlled. Obviously this is the harder way, requiring more effort and time, but it gets better results.

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt Рік тому +4

      @@maynardburger it’s true. my angle of attack and pick grip change when i trem pick. hazards of teaching yourself to play 😬

  • @Moshua_Gerstein
    @Moshua_Gerstein Рік тому +60

    Man he absolutely kills that solo while making it his own.

  • @brianbaugusmusic
    @brianbaugusmusic Рік тому +53

    The gallop/bridge section burns my wrist every time I play this song lol

    • @cxnzz2659
      @cxnzz2659 Рік тому +5

      play alot of songs w fast gallops and tremelo or string skipping, build up that endurance, itll rlly help you in the long run. alot of tbdm or at the gates songs will help you w your picking technique and endurance.

    • @somber91
      @somber91 Рік тому +2

      An actual good exercise (it was an exercise before it became a song) is to play Bleed from Meshuggah. Not the whole song, but just the picking patterns that repeat through it. It will be incredibly difficult at the start, but it will help a lot, trust me.

  • @wi11yum0
    @wi11yum0 Рік тому +220

    I listened to Dean, Lamb and Misha Mansoor talk about strings and guitar tone and they mentioned how wide open your vibrato is. And I couldn't agree more. It's rad

    • @bingefeller
      @bingefeller Рік тому +7

      Where did you listen to this please?

    • @wi11yum0
      @wi11yum0 Рік тому

      ​@@bingefeller ua-cam.com/video/YNIxwHRjGhE/v-deo.html

    • @HiThereFaceHere
      @HiThereFaceHere Рік тому +12

      I can't hear the word vibrato with immediately thinking of Brandon Ellis. WeEeEeEeEeEw

    • @TheShredFaster
      @TheShredFaster Рік тому

      @@bingefeller here you go man:
      ua-cam.com/video/YNIxwHRjGhE/v-deo.html

    • @kevinberstler
      @kevinberstler Рік тому

      @@bingefeller ua-cam.com/video/YNIxwHRjGhE/v-deo.html

  • @schwab21121
    @schwab21121 Рік тому +59

    That right hand picking is soooo incredibly tight..more please 🙏

  • @michaelpoteate5138
    @michaelpoteate5138 Рік тому +50

    mad respect for no backing track and open air recording. \m/

  • @user-zb7cu7ue6d
    @user-zb7cu7ue6d Рік тому +156

    It would be interesting if Brian ever talked about how he composed that riff.

    • @TheSadistNat1on
      @TheSadistNat1on Рік тому +27

      this one riff? that album is literally chalk full of these from front to start!

    • @diabeticmonkey
      @diabeticmonkey Рік тому +15

      @@TheSadistNat1oneah, but compared to anything on Unhallowed, it’s pretty technical. Truly a step up in writing. I’d love to hear the inspiration

    • @eggwaffle
      @eggwaffle Рік тому +29

      probably just played a bunch of castlevania

    • @kvltizt
      @kvltizt Рік тому +4

      @@diabeticmonkey I saw an interview where Trevor (i think) talked anout how they didn’t know what they were doing w Unhallowed but that doing it + touring made them all better musicians

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 Рік тому +24

      Dude, Brian is one of the unsung guitar heroes of Metal. So many of his riffs are timeless and unfuckwithable.

  • @ajn2747
    @ajn2747 Рік тому +61

    1:00 incredible technique. actually like this low pro version bc i can hear the pick attack and string noise better especially during those tremolo picking sections.

    • @ajn2747
      @ajn2747 Рік тому +2

      @@iborntobedrunk1077 nah, i've been playing 15+ years it's still impressive.

  • @kvltizt
    @kvltizt Рік тому +33

    That whole album was when they got me. What an incredible record.

  • @speeddemon655
    @speeddemon655 Рік тому +73

    1:34 god damn so much attack on that picking tecnique, it almost sounds percussive like holy shit this man gets a full sound with just the magic in his fingertips

    • @zeusm11
      @zeusm11 Рік тому +7

      There in lies the secret to tone, it’s in the hands, sounds cliche but it’s true.

    • @lucasvarela9632
      @lucasvarela9632 Рік тому +1

      What are those galloping triplets?

    • @elierbonilla230
      @elierbonilla230 Рік тому

      ​@Lucas Varela just super precise gallops

    • @socksrfootjail7257
      @socksrfootjail7257 Рік тому +3

      People are afraid to play their guitar like they’re gonna break a string lol that’s always been weird to me. Gotta be strong yet precise! If I ever try to play lightly I make so many more mistakes and it sounds terrible.

    • @possiblyinsane6995
      @possiblyinsane6995 11 місяців тому +1

      he was in the zone, he was thinking about trevor as he was singing along

  • @pixxlethepaladin8269
    @pixxlethepaladin8269 Рік тому +18

    I hate how brutally easy you make this look... 10/10

  • @RX120D
    @RX120D Рік тому +40

    Dude, your relaxed tremolo picking is just fucking amazing. I really need to work on releasing tension in my own playing. Gonna study the hell out of this video because it's a damn masterclass in single string tremolo picking.

  • @AUBCodeII
    @AUBCodeII Рік тому +38

    Statutory 🦧

  • @Guaguadeath
    @Guaguadeath Рік тому +15

    Mouthing the words to the chorus as you play it🤘 I do the same every time I hear it as well! lol

  • @Birdie_1991
    @Birdie_1991 Рік тому +41

    Would love to see a "What a horrible night to have a curse" and everything from the Everblack album

  • @jaydennis1999
    @jaydennis1999 Рік тому +7

    I really feel like you’re one of the greatest guitarists alive Brandon. Not just because of your memorable leads and solos, but the clean attack and precision of your rhythm and riffs is just staggering. Simple yet powerful videos of a classic anthem make me want to be a better player.

  • @corycourtney8923
    @corycourtney8923 Місяць тому +1

    It’s insane to me that both of the bands best lead guitarists are in the band at the same time. I wouldn’t be who I am today without Black Dahlia Murder.

  • @justinscott4208
    @justinscott4208 День тому

    this is what peak guitar playing form looks like

  • @TheBadSpoon
    @TheBadSpoon Рік тому +26

    You did an amazing job with the solo as usual but I'm just as impressed with your pick attack. It takes no prisoners.

  • @robiscreepingitreal582
    @robiscreepingitreal582 Рік тому +7

    This song just tickles my brain in all the right places

  • @BerserkersBattle-816
    @BerserkersBattle-816 Рік тому +5

    I listened to this 7 or 8 times in a row because its so incredibly sick! This and wormwood's feast are on heavy rotation. I love his phrasing and vibratos on the bends. Angus young has one of the best vibratos and same with Brandon. King Diamond has been one of my favorite bands because of how badass Andy Larouqe can play and it rubbed off on Brandon and thats incredible.

  • @priyotoshdas2163
    @priyotoshdas2163 Рік тому +7

    Your right hand is a machine!! Absolutely flawless execution. 🔥🔥

  • @grimblegromblethegnome
    @grimblegromblethegnome Рік тому +1

    These are the best types of playthrough. Raw n rad.

  • @NickRiffs
    @NickRiffs Рік тому +2

    Man his technique is flawless. He attacks the strings aggressively and doesn’t miss a damn beat.

  • @mortalityrated1495
    @mortalityrated1495 Місяць тому +1

    I have been aware of The Black Dahlia Murder for quite a few years now. But this is the first time i have sit down to pay attention to the performance of the song. Brandon, dude, you fucking killed it my friend! I've been playing for 36 years, and this would give me a fuckin problem lol. I could do it, but it would require me to have carpal tunnel surgery several times after the attempt lol. You gained a subscriber in me, brother. Keep shredding the sickness! \m/ ( - _ - ) \m/

  • @thomasvasquez5759
    @thomasvasquez5759 Рік тому +2

    Love the little bit where you sing along during the galloping part ❤

  • @cermo9101
    @cermo9101 Рік тому +2

    New guitarist: *throws guitar in bin*

  • @AlexanderWahler
    @AlexanderWahler 4 місяці тому

    The GOAT riff. This song made me a TBDM fan instantly : D

  • @notasilicaanimus
    @notasilicaanimus Рік тому +9

    The beard's coming along nicely. Oh, and the playing's not too bad either 😉. ETA: Big fan of the low production values, far preferable to the edited-to-hell-and-back-play-along style of 'live video' that certain other famous guitarists like to post.

    • @Jeffmetal42
      @Jeffmetal42 Рік тому +7

      Yea, I much, much, rather something like this than the multi angle, cinematically shot, video of someone miming what they recorded piece by piece through a daw.

  • @dav_e98
    @dav_e98 Рік тому +2

    i was checking about tabs for this song....now i can say thank u master for giving up the opportunity to learning the song right! Love ur ton, TBDM is love TBDM is life ❤

  • @Connoryt2
    @Connoryt2 Рік тому +8

    Damn I think he put his Kelly in the dryer for too long

  • @bestboy897
    @bestboy897 9 місяців тому +3

    the riffs are insanely catchy sick neoclassical thrashy and black metal stuff

  • @arson_4068
    @arson_4068 Рік тому +1

    Saw this on headbangers ball and it was my introduction to death metal. 15 years later still my favorite song.

  • @MyGrassIsGreenest
    @MyGrassIsGreenest 4 місяці тому

    You guys write the sickest riffs thanks so much for these playthroughs!

  • @JosephLSSimpson
    @JosephLSSimpson Рік тому +4

    Excellent stuff! So glad you are putting lessons up on Patreon!!

  • @vongeffr5835
    @vongeffr5835 Рік тому +20

    Это нереально круто, пример настоящего плейтру, виртуоз просто играет произведение без студийной записи, только гитара и мастерство, слушать одно удовольствие. Особенно моменты с переменным штрихом.

    • @Yanzar98
      @Yanzar98 Рік тому +2

      Сори за душноту, во всем согласен только произведение не свое ( насколько я знаю трек c Миазмы 2005 года, Брэндон тогда еще не был в дахилах)

    • @amphetanine8573
      @amphetanine8573 Рік тому

      @@Yanzar98 не самый большой фан этой группы, поэтому не шарю, но глядя, как он играет, никогда бы не подумал, что он не сам это написал. Спасибо за инфу

    • @vongeffr5835
      @vongeffr5835 Рік тому

      ​@@Yanzar98 Изменил. Спасибо за исправление.

  • @bestboy897
    @bestboy897 9 місяців тому +2

    that tone is great for a simple travel amp honestly

  • @ZJtraylor
    @ZJtraylor Рік тому +1

    You have to be one of the best active metal guitarists right now. So butter smooth and even sounds good no backing track. I can hear the drums in my head it’s that good of a play through.

  • @smorgasborgas
    @smorgasborgas Рік тому +1

    Dude just whips through the solo like a warmup exercise

  • @HiThereFaceHere
    @HiThereFaceHere 11 місяців тому +3

    Brandon Ellis and Chris Wiseman have to be the best metal guitarists in the game right now. Watching the picking hand of both of them is mesmerizing. How they stay so relaxed is wild. Also, dude you just flawlessly did the solo to statutory ape in one go 😂 wtf

  • @itteo
    @itteo Рік тому +3

    Now this is how you start the day!

  • @Sparrow-Music
    @Sparrow-Music Рік тому +2

    I would give a toe just to have a fraction of the precision and clarity you get. Insane musicianship.

  • @theeguitarchannel771
    @theeguitarchannel771 Рік тому +3

    Absolutely love it! more of this please!

  • @zaosin9185
    @zaosin9185 Рік тому +1

    Mother of all tremolos

  • @JesseDKangas
    @JesseDKangas Рік тому

    Flawless, can’t wait to see you guys next week Friday!

  • @patrickbeaston3659
    @patrickbeaston3659 Рік тому

    These quick vids are the best, thank you

  • @crs1012
    @crs1012 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorites! Thanks Brandon!

  • @back2reading329
    @back2reading329 Рік тому

    Legit one of the best metal guitar players holding it down right now. Love your playing man.

  • @DanZu7164
    @DanZu7164 Рік тому +5

    So sick man 🤘 hearing this song from you is an actual treat

  • @zachsaysdie
    @zachsaysdie Рік тому +1

    You guys killed it last night in Detroit having you and Ryan on stage was amazing the alternating solos.. everything about it was bad ass

  • @roebel666
    @roebel666 Рік тому +2

    what a joy to watch. More please

  • @Shinigami11111
    @Shinigami11111 5 місяців тому

    Such a beast bro, love your playing

  • @BAADAPPLE
    @BAADAPPLE Рік тому

    It’s awesome to see you playing this man love all you guys forever

  • @reptilegreen4688
    @reptilegreen4688 Рік тому +1

    Top notch playing technique

  • @cj7318
    @cj7318 Рік тому +1

    Damn. Every pick attack is so strong.

  • @justin9744
    @justin9744 6 місяців тому

    One of the sickest and most memorable riffs. Nice work.

  • @dariusmocanu2538
    @dariusmocanu2538 Рік тому +2

    I'm an ambitious guitar teenager and you sir are a inspiration.

  • @DAJonesII
    @DAJonesII Рік тому +1

    Hell yeah dude. This was the first BDM song I ever heard. Saw the video on Headbangers Ball when I was in high school and went to see them like a month later. Still jamming that Miasma album 15 or whatever years later.

  • @theenripai
    @theenripai 7 днів тому

    The best guitarist to learn to play death metal

  • @paulclarkson2583
    @paulclarkson2583 9 місяців тому

    What a weapon! love watching you play dude its mesmerising.

  • @MrStaffy3
    @MrStaffy3 Рік тому +5

    Are those scalloped frets or is it just the lighting?

  • @cha4kn
    @cha4kn Рік тому +1

    The casual hotel playthrough \m/

  • @tamgeof1039
    @tamgeof1039 Рік тому +3

    Wtf that right hand crazy

  • @alexat420
    @alexat420 11 місяців тому +2

    Just incredible dude. Seriously one of my favorite sounds in all music are those notes you play between 2:38 and 2:41 of this video. That little riff dude there's just something about it. Every time I listen to it I tell everybody to be quiet right at that part lmao So although bittersweet now, Receipt might be my all time favorite. Not sure how you and the rest of the guys feel about it anymore but if you ever got around to making a video of you playing that one that would be awesome. Thanks brother

  • @st.peterunner8758
    @st.peterunner8758 Рік тому +5

    Classic. One of my favorites since high school 🦍

  • @justinkroboth360
    @justinkroboth360 Рік тому +6

    Man, that solo was fucking gnarly - so damn good. I also love me a travel guitar. The DIY touch is nice, too, haha. Like you said, work with what ya got!

  • @SLAMDALORIAN
    @SLAMDALORIAN Рік тому +4

    More hotel room play throughs!

  • @pandemiclabsproductions
    @pandemiclabsproductions Рік тому +1

    Awesome!! Love the arpeggios!

  • @jamestheripper
    @jamestheripper Рік тому +1

    So sick loved how you couldn’t stop from singing, still my favorite album 🤘

  • @ShapeshiftedCow
    @ShapeshiftedCow Рік тому

    Impossible not to hear Trevor screaming along in the back of my head.

  • @BenMarvin
    @BenMarvin Рік тому

    I love to hear these kinda "low production" playthroughs. It sounds more real, still hits the right notes. Makes me realize my playing isn't that bad, just not fully produced by some dude with a mixing board with 78 sliders on it doing black magic.

  • @S133S
    @S133S Рік тому +3

    That solo was so clean!

  • @chiefwuggets
    @chiefwuggets Рік тому

    dude, i love your attack on the strings. feels good man!

  • @lobes117
    @lobes117 Рік тому

    What a beautiful man with an even more beautiful skill strumming that six string Gah dayum, son

  • @Minstrel1
    @Minstrel1 7 місяців тому

    love how he gives that extra sauce with the whammy bar

  • @MrGuerillaVideo
    @MrGuerillaVideo 4 місяці тому

    Jesus Christ! What a beast! Perfect playing brother 👊🏻

  • @sp00ky313
    @sp00ky313 Рік тому

    You deserve way more subscribers Brandon! Thanks for the videos.

  • @DanielHadi2020
    @DanielHadi2020 Рік тому

    Without cuts...without editons like all musicians are making their videos nowadays...
    Congretulation! Respect

  • @sdotmurda
    @sdotmurda Рік тому

    Raw playthrough, I love it man!!

  • @douglasbubbletrousers2355
    @douglasbubbletrousers2355 Рік тому

    Amazing talent on display. Well done!

  • @HeavyProfessor
    @HeavyProfessor Рік тому +2

    So relaxed

  • @chilo2295
    @chilo2295 Рік тому +2

    OUTSTANDING It is the guitar what makes Black Dalhia so special and superior to other babds. Brandon takes the song writing seriously and pulverizes most composers

  • @stevenborrowman9282
    @stevenborrowman9282 Рік тому

    Always so clean in your playing. You rule

  • @lgoodie3682
    @lgoodie3682 Рік тому

    one of my all time favorite riffs and songs

  • @Ohman201
    @Ohman201 9 місяців тому

    How he just makes it look so fucking effortless is way beyond me. Incredible

  • @esnotionoctarine8914
    @esnotionoctarine8914 Рік тому

    You are my new guitar superhero!!

  • @LordKD_CH
    @LordKD_CH Рік тому

    absolutely amazing

  • @ride.your.bike.
    @ride.your.bike. Рік тому +1

    REST IN PEACE TREVOR

  • @Kempdude
    @Kempdude Рік тому +1

    So good

  • @Racso88e
    @Racso88e Рік тому

    He’s played this many many many times. Flawless.

  • @wellsbibo6175
    @wellsbibo6175 6 місяців тому

    Damn. His right hand technique is incredible.

  • @ajmadsen92
    @ajmadsen92 Рік тому

    Need more playthroughs like this 🤘

  • @RandyShadows
    @RandyShadows Рік тому

    My favorite TBDM song. Great playthrough as always.

  • @ValariaxSword
    @ValariaxSword Рік тому

    That was way more technical then I thought it would be and that solo was gnarly!

  • @booblaa9734
    @booblaa9734 Рік тому

    Oh man been about about 7 years since i heard this banger

  • @gregp4404
    @gregp4404 Рік тому +1

    Hotel life! I can't wait to hear new TBDM stuff! Hope it comes this year!

    • @Souloux
      @Souloux Рік тому +1

      New material would be great but I wouldn't mind remastered versions of Unhallowed and Miasma

  • @jg1487
    @jg1487 Рік тому +2

    No pigs died in the making of this