ALEXI LAIHO - Breaking Down A Guitar Legend Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2024
- This is the first video of my Breaking Down a Guitar Legend Series. Alexi Laiho was and still is a huge influence on my guitar playing, so it was a no brainer to pick him as the first guitar legend. Please subscribe, share, and let me know what other guitarists you would like to see featured in the series. Below are links to the clips that I used in this video.
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Roope Latvala and Alexi Laiho guitar clinic in Lahti, March 2001
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Now that's a proper tribute! Thanks for taking the time to make this video :)
Much appreciated! Thank you for taking the time to watch it. It was fun to make. Alexi deserves it.
Same bro, I heard needled 24/7 and it changed everything for me.
Hell yea! That sound is a masterpiece. I think Trashed, Lost, and Strungout was the first full song I heard from Bodom
I was already playing guitar by the time I heard COB but once I heard him play I was obsessed with his music & style.
This man made a much better player & was & still is a massive inspiration/hero to me to this day
First four albums are just insane.
They really are 🤘🏽
Nothing beats blooddrunk, relentless reckless forever and halo of blood
@@MassantiMuller-bo5wl take so hot I almost burned myself reading that. Halo of Blood is pretty good, but Blooddrunk and RRF are probably the weakest Bodom albums and don't come anywhere near Something Wild, Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, or Hatecrew Deathroll.
@@jeleopard if you like old school metal yes. But everything from sound, riffs and songstructure is just better and more mature in blooddrunk, relentless reckless forever and halo
@@MassantiMuller-bo5wlThat's just like.. Your opinion man.. And that's all good :) Personally i prefer the first four as well, but even as their sound changed into something i did not enjoy as much, and his live performances became sloppier, i always retained a huge amount of respect for him, and still do to this day. More than just another shredder, more than dying young. So i'm very happy you love those albums, they deserve it.
And now tears are flowing... thank you for this tribute to the greatest guitarist that ever existed... we miss you Alexi, you are my inspiration 🖤
Glad you enjoyed! Yes, Alexi is a legend!
The original Jackson RR he bought was formerly owned by Jiri Jalkanen, the guitarist of the thrash metal band Stone. And Roope Latvala played in Stone with Jiri in the 1980s, way before joining Waltari, Sinergy and COB eventually
Woah that’s awesome! Thank you for adding that information 🤘🏽
His Guitar Work In Sinergy Is Awesome!! Crazy Riffs and Solo's!! 🤘🤘
An inspiration to countless players!
100% dude
R.I.P alexi 🤘
Alexi Laiho is still my favorite guitarist to this day
I was lucky enough to see him on his last gig here in SoCal
Hes the first musician that I have ever heard credit W.A.S.P. as an influence , which is surprising because I think Blackie Lawless was a genius
And Bodom's cover of Hellion might just be the best W.A.S.P. cover I've ever heard. It's killer.
Great to hear that Alexi has touched you, as many other people around the world. I had the honor to know Alexi and he helped me with my career as musician and audio engineer so much. I still have one Alexis old Marshall and other stuff at our studio.
That is awesome! Thank you for commenting. I bet it was a great time being able to learn from him. Such a unique talent.
I hit the like as soon as I heard you say "...without Alexi Laiho, I wouldn't even be here making guitar related content..."; very relatable.
Thank you! Yep, he was so influential to so many of us. His playing made me want to be able to play just like him. (I still can’t lol)
Alexi was really something. Really loved the early Bodom records. It's such a shame to have lost him so early. I think he'd have gone on to do all kinds of interesting things on the instrument had he had the chance.
I agree! It is such an unfortunate loss
Same here, i listened to hate me when i was 15 and i begun taking guitar lessons few days later, he was my idol as teenage and his death was devastating. I had the chance to see them live in 2017 in Milan, amazing show, and went to his grave to honor his memory this January during a trip in Finland. Thank you for the documentary
That’s awesome that you were able to see him live. He influenced so many of us greatly. Thanks for watching
love the video, Alexi is also a great inspiration for me, i even got a children of bodom tattoo. didn't know he used to skateboard i know he was friends with Chris Cole and even did a video with zero skateboards for the song "was it worth it" , anyway thanks for the video , stay rad!!!!
Thanks for the killer tribute, my man! Such a shame I never got to meet him, but just the same as you - he's responsible for some of my best memories and my guitar playing ability, as I'm sure it is for millions of others. So, I think he'll never truly die. Rest easy, legend.
Yea man legends never die. I never got to see him play live, which sucks so bad. But, at least we’ll always have great footage of him shredding
I had pretty much stopped playing guitar other than just messing around a little bit until I heard children of bodom in the early 2000s and that reignited my passion for guitar playing and especially metal guitar playing. I was already a very good guitar player but just had slacked off and was used to playing Guns N’ Roses, Zeppelin and Hendrix. when his signature guitar came out in 2006 it only took me one month to save up and buy that guitar. It is the black and yellow LTD. Unfortunately I could not afford the ESP but I love that guitar with all my heart and would never trade it for anything. I met Alexis one time and the rest of the band several times and saw them perform eight times in person. Some of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. RIP Alexi I’ll never be the same cause of your music brother, miss you greatly. 😈🤘🏼
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing your story. 🤘🏽 🎸
@@theguitargrappler9352 thanks for the video it was well done
@@scythe4277 Much appreciated!
Great vid man! He was def a legend! You did a great job. Thanks for putting that together.
It was the least I could do in his memory 🤘🏽
Great video. One little known fact: he recorded Something Wild with an Ibanez RG550. He also started using an ESP Eclipse (Les Paul type) later on in The Local Band and Bodom.
Very cool, I did not know that about the Ibanez. Yea, I believe he used the Eclipse on some of Hexed. It’s so weird seeing him hold the Eclipse instead of a V
Wow, just an amazing guitar player rest in peace wild child!! Thanks for making the video dude.
No problem 🤘🏽 Thank you for commenting
@@theguitargrappler9352 of course bro rock on man!🤘😎
The one album people should check out is Follow the Reaper, indisputably their best. Closely followed by Hatebreeder and/or the live in Tokyo. Starting 2003 with HCDR things just went downhill.
Great tribute to a guitarist that I found rather late and only really got into shortly after he died, but that had probably the biggest impact on me as a guitarist and in general...
I hope his legacy will live on for a long, long time. Rest in Power, Alexi!!
Thank you! It’s definitely never too late to be influenced by Alexi. Thanks for watching!
Amazing work man, well done
Much appreciated!
I got the ESP ALEXI HEXED yesterday! This guitar really sounds incredible.
That is awesome! I absolutely love the way that guitar looks. I know that thing must play and sound amazing
I found this band too late, absolutely incredible, Alexi was an incredible composer
Same thing happened to me with Pantera and Dimebag years ago. I didn't find them until Dime passed. But the good thing is, we found them. Their legacy lives on forever.
Great video man. Rip Alexi...a real Guitar hero. What an influence he has been growing up 🥲
this video deserves more weiws
I appreciate that a lot! It took forever to do. Maybe one day it'll get shared enough and UA-cam's algorithm will pick it up.
I cried when he died. What a legend
Yea, I feel that
ESP made a FANTASTIC decision right then and there. RIP to my legend 😭
I started with Punk and moved to riffs too. Keep up the good work I hope you grow. I don't have a Laiho model, but I have a Schleibaum Darkest Hour MSV-1 LTD (arrow body with one pickup and floyd rose)
Thank you! Oh yea, that is a cool ass guitar too. Love that V shape
Follow the reaper is my fav album. Bodom after midnight is a awesome song I love it
Love that song too 🤘🏽
Beautiful video thank you so much for this. This expressed how I feel too. RIP Alexi Laiho 🙏🏽
Thank you for watching!
Thanks man!
Great video dude! Miss him so much but glad to see how much he was loved. Blessings and love from Sweden
Thank you for commenting! Alexi is greatly missed.
Thanks for making the tribute, memories of Alexi should carry on in people's minds.
Exact same guitar world lesson that got me hooked and made him my hero.
That is awesome! That series he did for Guitar Works was legendary
Thank you for the great content! RIP Alexi
🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽Thank you for watching
Awesome tribute 🤘
Thank you 🤘🏽
I agree. Every bodom album is absolutely amazing. Blooddrunk is my favorite album, halo of blood is my second favorite album of all time. Laiho never wrote a bad song.
No he didn’t. Absolute legend! 🤘🏽
The Warrior Princess - Opening song
One of the first metal bands I got into. Broke my heart when I found out I’d never see this man shred live
I’m right there with you. I had the chance to see them too, but figured I would again down the line
I would love it if you made more videos breaking down guitar players. This was excellent. If you can, please make more of these. You have a new subscriber 👍🏽.
Nice work being a Swedish Guitarist Alexi was a massive influence for me as well!
Please, do more videos about Alexi 👍
Espuu :D
Thanks for this video, to me, happened the same, his pass away put me so sad, even I cried, I never felt this for a musician. To me, Alexi was the best Guitarist the world had once.
Thank you for sharing! Yes, Alexi is a guitar legend and is missed deeply by all of his fans.
I'm a huge Megadeth fan. Lots of times people pose a question on my websites "Who would you like to see Dave Mustaine make a collaboration with?" Some knucklehead will say Metallica. Yeah, Dave needs to play with a shitty drummer? IDTS. Imagine if Dave and Alexi did some work together. Who else can effortlessly go from playing rhythm and singing to a solo?
Have you ever heard Peace Sells? It's the exact same song as Needled 24/7.!! In fact, I'm pretty sure they might be the same person. Thank you for making this video. A labor of love. I too watch something like this and feel motivated to pick up my guitar and play along. I always have one plugged in next to my bed and I never turn my amp off. RIP Alexi, long live your memory
Thanks for sharing! Yea, Alexi and Mustaine on a song wouldve been excellent. Both have very blues based solos too.
There was actually a Mustaine interview where he asked the Finnish reporter if he had Alexi's number because he would like to get some guitar lessons from Alexi. 😁 This was before the COB-Megadeth tour.
@@joebarks that’s awesome! Thanks for that info. I’d love to watch them two jam together
@@joebarks Thats not surprising but Awesome to know. Thanks for tkat brother ..
Bro has that vid on my MySpace too ftw 😂😂😂😂😂 great video, Rip wildchild
Haha that’s awesome! Great minds think alike
Excellent tribute brother! Peace 🤘
same exact guitar world issue CD got me dude
i hated it for a minute, then the next day i couldn't help but go deeper
something stuck with me
Yea dude, I wonder how many others. That CD had a crazy line up. I watched those videos so many times haha
Nice tribute man! Alexi had a huge influence on me as well so I totally relate to what you say here.
Thank you for your comment and for watching! Yes, one of my favorite things about making this video is seeing all the people comment about how influential Alexi has been to them, just like us.
Great video friend 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Great video!
Thanks dude 🤘🏽
@@theguitargrappler9352 Welcome man! Hope to see more of this series soon!
Awesome vid bro. Alexis the best. I feel just as you do haha peace. Would love to see more of these. Subbed n liked 👍 respect fammo ammo
Thanks for the sub! Yes, I will definitely be putting more videos like this together.
@@theguitargrappler9352 youre welcome dude and awesome looking forward to part 2!!!! :)
You missed a very rare and special signature guitar of his, the LTD Alexi-600SE. It's the same as the pink one you showed but with one lil difference; the pink part on the body doesn't have any black in between.
There were only 200 of them made. I'm really lucky i managed to get my hands on one of them. :)
Oh nice! What a great guitar to own. Especially since there’s so little of them produced
It's almost a crime that there is no mention of Sinergy. There is SO MUCH insane shit on those Sinergy albums. Other than that, awesome video! Really enjoyed it. RIP Alexi.
Yea, I definitely should have covered it lol.
Maybe I'll do a part 2.
a part 2 would be awesome dude!!!! @@theguitargrappler9352
The year is 1999, the locations is France. In high school every one is talking about that Italian band that makes RPG metal (Rhapsody’s Symphony of Enchanted Land), or that other band with an opera singer ( Nightwish’s Oceanborn). Cradle of Filth’s Cruelty and the Beast is a favorite amongst the crowd even though people complain a lot about the battery sound quality. Then out of nowhere a new champion arrives, a band that is aggressive but also uses a lot classical music techniques and motifs. Children of Bodom’s Hatebreeder just slapped everyone in the face. I remember it like if it was yesterday.
Awesome! What an amazing time for heavy music. Thanks for your comment
@@theguitargrappler9352thanks for the video 😊
Great video, even as a fan there was some new footage in there (particularly video of the yellow pinstriped jackson, i'd only seen pictures before - do you happen to have the source?).
Now, we do need Roope next. That way you can also incorporate Sinergy still, its a win-win! :D
Thank you! Yes, check the video description. I linked every video that I used. I can’t remember which one it is, but you should be able to find it. Thanks for watching!
RIP Alexi!
All my guitars used to be strat shaped. Then when I decided to look deeper into Alexis playing. I started buying Vs.
My main guitar for my band at the moment is an Edwards pinky and I highly recommend you pickup one of his sigs. I did have to swap the pickup out for a SD black winter since his signature pickup sounded too "nasally" for me, but that's just personal preference. They feel absolutely fantastic and looks killer too. It's got that "he's not fucking around" kind of vibe when you show up in a show holding one
Hell yea! I have yet to play an Edwards, but I know they’re great just because ESP makes them. That pinky looks epic too
I know how you feel. I can't play like Alexi but holy fawk he's my favorite of all time. \m/
Yep, there will never be another like him 🤘🏽
Even know i know everything you talked about I love it. You should do Chuck schuldiner, Dimebag and Randy Rhodes for sure.
Yea, I may do Randy Rhodes next. He was a huge early influence too
alexi was and is guitar god
100% correct
Alexi also played in the Punk-Trash band Kylähullut (all songs in Finnish language). If you thought COB partied hard...Both Alexi & that band's drummer passed away from alcohol-induced liver disease. Ouch! Check this shit-out, you'll recognized the guitar: Kylähullut - Paskiaiset (means something like 'effin idiot) ua-cam.com/video/cMcnwXN-MOs/v-deo.html
RiP Legend Of Legend Markulla Aleksi
Where is the link to the vid at 49 seconds into this video? I'd love to see that one.
Dude, I cannot find it. The clip wasn't much longer and I dug deeeep to find it on UA-cam lol.
@@theguitargrappler9352 Yeah, crazy.. I did find three others from that lesson. Guess I'll have to see if I have that issue of Guitar World. Scroll down after the search: ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=ALEXI+LAIHO+lesson+from+guitar+world
Chokehold riff!!!!
The guitar in 7:09 is black custom shop Jackson whit green stripes, not solid black
Does anyone know the song at 5:55?
Yep, “You’re Better Off Dead” from Hate Crew Deathroll. Amazing song, enjoy!
@@theguitargrappler9352dude thank you so much
Dude, Latino was Finnish. His name is pronounced ‘Lie-ho’. The diphthong ai is never pronounced as in English, but more like in Spanish
Yea, I only read his names in guitar magazines when I was like 14, so the wrong pronunciation has stuck since then
@@theguitargrappler9352 I also have been inspired by his duet version of Vivaldi’s Summer Tempest. I’m actually working on it but still lack the speed. Another 10,000 hrs practicing needed…
He looked so much cooler with the Jackson guitars 😔 it's a shame he had to switch to ESP.
I love ESPs, but I do agree that the Jackson’s are even cooler. But, Jackson couldn’t make him the guitars in time and ESP could
Matt Heafy or Josh Middleton?
100% going to do both of them. Thank you for the suggestion.
Josh
Who create those videos?
I have links in the video description
I personally don`t like the 1st album at all. But what followed next is amazing. Albums you named are decent but I can always skip a few songs from each one, but the blue one - nope
Bro you from Louisiana? That accent is screaming you from the bayou.
Lol yea. Good ear. You’re the second person to recognize that.
Thumbs down for no mention of Sinergy lol
😂😂😂 I should have. The guitar work is great in Sinergy as expected
I prefer Sinergy (prepares for the beating).
@@JD-vj4go Haha! No beatings from me. We like what we like. Now I just feel bad for not including Sinergy. There's some really great guitar work in the Sinergy stuff.
@@theguitargrappler9352 I still love COB especially the second album. And I think the guitar work with COB is better but the combination of the melodic guitar and vocals in Sinergy just clicked.
@@JD-vj4go I get that. Yea, the guitar and vocals do match very well in Sinergy. Its almost as if Alexi and the vocalist were dating for a long time lol.
He started violin at 7 yo* guitar at 11
LIE -ho not LAY-ho. respect his name
I spent 8 hours making a tribute video and countless hours listening to him and learning his songs. The respect is there.
He inspired me to quit guitar
Lol, I understand that
Bums me out that he died of cirrhosis from drinking. Why didn’t he get help,for his depression and drinking? I think his lack of liberal education (college is free in Finland) didn’t do him any favors. His whole world was playing (a very good thing) but the context was the rock scene (not so good). I can think of so many great talents who died far too young because the world of music swallowed them. This is what capitalism does to its greats. Musicians deserve far better and should work together to demand a better world, but industry vampires like it this way. Kind of a microcosm of earthly human existence.
agree dude
Needs salt.
Gotta let it marinate a while
It is Lie-ho not Lay-ho
you really made a whole video but couldnt even pronounce his surname correctly
I’m a metal guitar player, not a linguist
Legend??