Scale The Summit: GuitarMessenger.com Masterclass (The Levitated)
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2011
- www.guitarmessenger.com/artist... - Log on for the full masterclass with text, pics, and video. Chris Letchford and Travis LeVrier perform and break down their song "The Levitated" from their latest album The Collective.
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Came back to this video after watching it 12 years ago. Chris is an amazing guitar player and definitely an influence on how i play today.
Golden Rule: To be in a modern prog band,one of your guitarists has to play a 7 string JP signature (e.g. Mark Holcomb, Travis LeVrier, Aaron Marshall)
Now it's a Strandberg Boden
OneFragLeft or a Keisel
For anybody who wants to know the intro song, it's Whales by Scale the summit
thanks fam
Scale the summit has such a unique sound. Captivating, enchanting, mesmerizing; take your pick.
This is just beautiful
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL INSTRUMENTAL BAND!!!
Great work! I love this song. I'm listening to it all day long..... For weeks, from now 🙏
Great band. My band is playing with these guys in February in Orlando. Saw them in St. Pete with BTBAM awhile ago as well, great show.
I like how you really see what your missing when you the bass isn't present. If that makes sense
I agree. Bass guitar is unnecessary for making good music.
DANTRON He was stating the opposite, that without their bass player it is lacking. Which is true with STS, because hteir bass player is not being a boring normal bass player that just plays the notes the guitar players are playing but an octave lower. However with a much heavier band, where the guitars are just dominating the air waves, I never notice the bass player unless I actually try and listen just for it, lol.
Mike Scanlan Oh I see. I haven't heard the actual song, but was blown away by this video. I don't like it when bass over influences the way a song sounds on a high output sound system. The only vibration I want to feel is from the kick drum.
You're missing you're*
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Hey there, got your Bachelors in YT grammar huh?
makes me fall in love with guitar all over again
26 year old Chris lookin good with the bowl
this is soooo....
wonderful
love this song
Possibly the prettiest song on the new album...these boys will go far
Can't believe I hadn't heard of these guys. Glad I stumbled upon this video!
Beautiful...
beautiful.
Absolutely one of my favorite tunes from the best emerging band today.
wow great masterclass!
what great guitarists... what a great band!
I first started listening to these guys on MySpace 😂👏
THIS SONG COULD BRING WORLD PEACE!!!
This is a really great song.
great stuff!
Psh! Who needs picks?
gorgeous
these dudes are phenomenal and Travis is such a fucking nice guy. Can't wait to see them again.
This band is awesome!!!
this inspired me to make a tapping song, and its comin out great
That song is also by Scale the Summit, and it's called Whales. They have a really good video playthrough of it here on UA-cam.
i was fortunate enough to have my grandmother be in town and buy one for me as sort of a going to college present. i don't think i'll ever need another guitar it's perfect. i'll definitely get more in the future, but it will never be to upgrade, only for fun really.
GOD DAYUMN THERE AMAZING !!
pretty neat stuff!
They're gonna be in Douglasville, GA on September 22... but I have a show I'm playing the same night :( So I won't be able to see them. Amazing band and amazing song. Their techniques are near-flawless.
thats awesome. would love to play one an own one eventually.
so friggen beautiful
epic sir!
technical and simple at the same time.
I saw these guys with protest the hero and last chance to reason plus i got to meet chris such a cool guy...
Tremendous.
It's awesome how the two guitars compliment each other in this piece. Now I just need a guitar playing buddy to write stuff like this with me.
@shredder6078 I'm seeing them in may so pumped.
This is my favorite song of all time!!! I bought a 7 just to learn to play (like) this! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! P.s. COME TO SAVANNAH
BTW good luck on tour, hope you make it back by Christmas!!!
I love this version so much more than the album.
This fucking blew my mind when I saw it live. My new favorite song.
almost makes me cry :'(
@AgentSpiral
Chris said he did study music at college, but when he writes he doesn't actively use theory most of the time. I think maybe he just has an incredible ear for melody.
The tapping from 7:32 onwards where he guides us through his warm up, reminds me of Tosin Abasi in a way.
I like this version of the song more than the studio version. Totally different dynamic, and it shows how in sync they are.
It is. As far as I know, all their songs are played in standard tuning on seven-string guitars.
@jayfraser 0987. thanx a lot man. i heard that solo in the song and i just told my self i have to learn that shit. i just got some bareknuckle aftermath pickups in my seven string so imma try them out.
when are you coming to new york/tristate area. i missed you guys in september.
thanks:)
this is the epitome of modern music
impressive
im smiling so big.
props, buddies.
thanks a lot! :)
@Mohamed636 it's from their song 'Whales'
@StarFaukes it's a 7 string, count the machineheads on the headstock
That was fucking magical.
This guy can actually explain things :D
their riffs are very moving
@dragonreborn7 Other than AAL which has been said, there's After The Burial, and I think Born of Osiris said there were going to use 8 strings at some point if they didn't already
do the guitarists feel the same way i feel when listening to it? or more empowering since they are producing this beautiful piece of art ?
@tcmr Chris said that, on his 8-string, he tunes it like a 7, but with an extra high G.
Seeing them play makes me think they should be in tuxedos at some grand opera house.
These guys would kick ass playing the Chapman Stick!!
Awesome video, btw whats the name of the song at the intro?
starts on the low"b"
:(
10thlevel80 Exactly what I thought...
ah its not to hard to transcribe though
It isn't... but doesn't sound as nice :(
yeah i know :( but i aint got the money to be splashing out on a new guitar :P just bought one this month and saving up for a 7 string soon :D
+10thlevel80 I bought a 7 string one year ago and I didn't use it as much as I tought until a found these guys out and they made me want to pick it up more often. great style for 7 string. refreshing
@AgentSpiral I believe Tosin Abasi went to music school, however I'm not sure if these guys did. I wouldn't be surprised if they did, but y'know it's hard to teach how to put emotion into music, and in my experience, if you put too much music theory into it, then it loses emotion. There's a good saying: "Learn the theory, then throw it out the window". You learn the technical sutff so that you know what you're doing, and then you disregard it in favor of emotion and what sounds good to you.
@Deadmau5x420 I was there too! And I agree it was a good show.
What brand guitar is on the left? that looks pretty awesome
13,000 views and no dislikes yet?! There's hope for this world after all!
@Raven5620 one of the first two songs off their new album. i forgot which atm.
@fightingnate what guitar do you play?
because somtetimes it's the fault of the guitar itself and not how you set it up that it doesn't sound clean
Damn did they go to college for this? If not that's immense talent. You don't hear people play with this kind of emotion anymore. It takes a lot of time and skill to write music like this..
They went to MI Musicians Institute
@dragonreborn7 i know this isnt djent prog or anything but whitechapel uses 8's and the acacia strain does now, all the other bands people have said except born of osiris only uses 7's molotov solution uses 8's too, and a lot more i cant remember
@AgentSpiral
yes they did MI
when the video first starts what is the song with the breakdown type deal???
@AgentSpiral yeah they did. Berklee i think :O
wow...
@IbanezShreds
The 7 has a low B in this video, I think they use a high A on their 8s.
Checked out your vids. Great stuff you've got there. Subbed :)
2:42 - 3:00 So good.
@hiddenoath Nah, that's his custom 7. He does however have TWO custom 8's both from Mike, the Blue Bomber and the one with the quilted maple (not sure) top.
@StarFaukes It's an extra high string
@theallmightyham true!
wow
@bubsadoozy fyi, they only have 7 strings each, the only band i can think of off the top of my head is Meshuggah
Are there any noise gates in the signal chain?
@MrKillianDude He's talking about them separately I think. Skill coming from from learning, emotion coming from being awesome
@alexismorche Chris is really nice to his fan.. He even take the time to properly reply a question from fans which surprise me, since not lot of band do that kind of thing. Go to his channel and add him on Facebook and you'll see what i mean.
How do they tap so cleanly?
Anybody know the tuning? I think they use an extra high note, instead of an extra low one with the 7's
Does anyone know the name of the intro song? I just got into them
@SusseDk2ff Yup
A mike sherman custom 7 string
which is the solo right in the start
how does the neck feel on the ernie ball? looks smaller then most 7 strings, almost looks like a 6 string neck.