Spiritbox, 'Constance' (Guitar Playthrough)

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @mattjones6450
    @mattjones6450 3 роки тому +524

    Mike Stringer is one of best writers in metal right now and I will forever stand by that. This song is absolutely stunning

    • @joshkuhnmusic
      @joshkuhnmusic 3 роки тому +15

      100,000,000% agree

    • @moodmusic4life
      @moodmusic4life 3 роки тому +6

      You can't stand by it forever if he's only one of the best right now

    • @joshkuhnmusic
      @joshkuhnmusic 3 роки тому +24

      @@moodmusic4life super edgy bro

    • @mattjones6450
      @mattjones6450 3 роки тому +14

      @@moodmusic4life oh yes I can. In 10 years I can think back on the early 2020s and think about the best guitarists from that time, and I can think “oh yea Mike Stringer and Chris Wiseman were putting everyone else to shame back then as well”

    • @justmatt3309
      @justmatt3309 3 роки тому +15

      There's way more to writing music than technicality... It's about feel, and the emotion that is transferred through the instrument. Having said that, he is amazing at both. I agree with you 100%

  • @inhertombbythesoundingsea
    @inhertombbythesoundingsea 3 роки тому +908

    Petition to have a Neural DSP Archetype : Spiritbox plugin.

  • @takoshihitsamaru4675
    @takoshihitsamaru4675 3 роки тому +300

    Somebody else said it first, but it's like that closing riff sonically simulates the gradual shutting down of the human brain during illnesses like dementia. Just so abrasive and violent, like the body is going into a panic.

    • @DeadWirePromotions
      @DeadWirePromotions 3 роки тому +7

      U can tell it still gets to him at the end too.

    • @beetwospirit69420
      @beetwospirit69420 3 роки тому +13

      i thoguht that ending riff was just damn scary and i get chills everytime. its so amazing how he's able to portray the horrific effects of dementia into music

    • @morganpower9585
      @morganpower9585 2 роки тому +2

      That explains it perfectly

    • @Adrikstides
      @Adrikstides 2 роки тому

      Thats so true and sad because thats how it was made,the videographers grandmother i think was labeled as lost bc of dementia

    • @jacobrollins7290
      @jacobrollins7290 2 місяці тому

      Couldn't have said it better

  • @joshuagreen2976
    @joshuagreen2976 3 роки тому +193

    I think it's fair to say that many of us who watched the music video for this song for the first time didn't make it through without getting teary eyed.

    • @DeadWirePromotions
      @DeadWirePromotions 3 роки тому +2

      If u pay attention to Mike’s face at the end of the song, it still affects him.

    • @rick_fortune
      @rick_fortune 3 роки тому +3

      I'll put my hand up and say I was teary. Not ashamed to say so.

    • @lanceandrew1319
      @lanceandrew1319 3 роки тому

      Yea, me and my siblings were 🥲

    • @corpsefoot758
      @corpsefoot758 2 роки тому +3

      For only the first time? I still can’t, mate

  • @gamedevmoto
    @gamedevmoto 3 роки тому +78

    Those slow bends in the chorus... So good.

    • @thatswrestling2749
      @thatswrestling2749 3 роки тому +5

      Was coming to the comment to say just that. Especially the last chord, the uneasiness of that chord to begin with but then pulling it out of tune is just genius.

    • @corpsefoot758
      @corpsefoot758 2 роки тому +1

      It’s crazy how much despair it adds to the whole backdrop all by itself
      “Less is more” indeed. Bravo Spiritbox

  • @codymayer789
    @codymayer789 3 роки тому +110

    This song gives me chills

  • @bradkohl99
    @bradkohl99 3 роки тому +58

    I’ve been watching Mike play guitar for 15 years now, and not in any single moment have I not been amazed by him. Great person, unbelievable musician, and someone I’m glad to call a friend.

  • @GuitarGirl4ever
    @GuitarGirl4ever 3 роки тому +9

    He is a freaking genius. I love those bends he does on one string in the middle of strumming chords in the chorus. He does it in Secret Garden too. And that very last riff, my god I did not realize it was that dirty. Just adds and extra layer to the intensity of that outro mimicking the chaos of the end of one's life, but then the peace at the end, like death finally came and peace is achieved, the static ends too. Incredible.

    • @corpsefoot758
      @corpsefoot758 2 роки тому +2

      I always felt like the ending mimics her being alive, but drowning in dementia until she sinks into her “peaceful place” to help her mentally survive
      In the video, it’s where she sees her husband too. So I thought that was the intention

  • @cannotwaittoseedavanteadam4301
    @cannotwaittoseedavanteadam4301 3 роки тому +25

    It was cool seeing how Mike utilized his knobs and switches in this song as well as the layering of his guitar melody. I would love to see Bill do a play through of this song as well.

    • @davidian2.024
      @davidian2.024 3 роки тому +1

      Would you like to see me utilize my knob?

  • @jackb.hardtime53
    @jackb.hardtime53 3 роки тому +9

    Mike Stringer is a modern day master of the guitar.

  • @robiinlambrechtmusic
    @robiinlambrechtmusic 3 роки тому +3

    The guitar parts Mike writes for these songs are so great, technical but so musical, love it

  • @adamsoldhissoul9048
    @adamsoldhissoul9048 3 роки тому +42

    Simply the detail within this composition is extraordinary. Even with out the vocals/lyrics it tells a story all by itself.
    Bravo.
    PS: Courtney LaPlante is literally the icing on the cake and Dylan deserves a standing ovation for the video, what a piece of art.
    One of 3 songs ever written that successfully made me cry but in this case it was a positive almost closure type emotional release for me.
    Thank you!

    • @corpsefoot758
      @corpsefoot758 2 роки тому +1

      Just out of curiosity, what were the other two

    • @MrDushelove
      @MrDushelove Рік тому +1

      I feel two❤

    • @adamsoldhissoul9048
      @adamsoldhissoul9048 Рік тому +1

      @@corpsefoot758 cringy but Avenged Sevenfold - Seize The Day (I was much younger and connected on an emotional level) and Periphery - Jetpacks Was Yes V2.0, simply the lyrical content and the message it sends is pretty devastating.

  • @justintavares9730
    @justintavares9730 3 роки тому +90

    This band deserves to be so massive it swallows the sun

  • @scottrichgolf
    @scottrichgolf 3 роки тому +8

    That chord shape you play (C#, G#, A and E) during the second run of the verse at the 2:18 mark is PURE PAIN!!! My wrist and fingers will never forgive me for trying to learn this song! I'm going to stick with it though!
    Love you guys though!!

  • @jarred_w
    @jarred_w 3 роки тому +5

    Mike is such a beast. His music techniques are out of this world.

  • @ThrowingItAway
    @ThrowingItAway 8 місяців тому

    Mike's writing and playing is so beautiful and raw. There's something magical when there's one person orchestrating the whole song in their vision.

  • @TheDray822
    @TheDray822 3 роки тому +4

    Mike is an amazing guitarist and songwriter. Him and Courtney are a dynamic duo for sure!

  • @richardvasquez6746
    @richardvasquez6746 3 роки тому +2

    Mike has become one of my favorite musicians. The guitar work in their songs is awesome, I wish I had the ability to play as awesome as he does. Spirit box quickly become one of my favorite bands last year and I hope I can catch them live soon.

  • @evanhovey2554
    @evanhovey2554 3 роки тому +4

    One of the things that I love about this band, and there are many, is the fact that even without the amazing vocals and the lyrical aspect that makes them great song writers and musicians, the instrumental is amazing. You could easy be an instrumental band.
    The atmospheric melodies are reminiscent to bands like Widek and Owane. And I love that so much.
    I absolutely love everything about Spiritbox.

    • @corpsefoot758
      @corpsefoot758 2 роки тому

      It’s always crazy when great musicians still manage to create a band even greater than the sum of its parts lol
      It’s why I fell in love with The Contortionist

  • @billkatsanakis7327
    @billkatsanakis7327 3 роки тому +86

    I am a metalhead and yes, I'm crying

    • @unrealslimshady4430
      @unrealslimshady4430 3 роки тому +5

      why metalheads can't cry? 😀 every person is a sentimental being

    • @billkatsanakis7327
      @billkatsanakis7327 3 роки тому +8

      @@unrealslimshady4430 the stereotype says that metalheads are cruel and satanic with no feelings

    • @unrealslimshady4430
      @unrealslimshady4430 3 роки тому +5

      @@billkatsanakis7327 fuck these stereotypes. every music fan (be it metal or pop or anything else) can feel all the same feelings :)

    • @billkatsanakis7327
      @billkatsanakis7327 3 роки тому +3

      @@unrealslimshady4430 that's what I'm saying. That's why I commented that in the first place 😂

    • @sambriddon170
      @sambriddon170 3 роки тому

      @@billkatsanakis7327 actually, the stereotype is a fan or player of heavy metal music.

  • @richardjones38
    @richardjones38 3 роки тому +5

    Despite not being a guitarist or any kind of musician, that was awesome. Love Mike's music. Spiritbox are my best musical discovery for quite some time. I had a ticket for Manchester - about 4 days after the tour was cancelled.

  • @1siriuswolf
    @1siriuswolf 3 роки тому +4

    Beauty in simplicity.. keep kicking ass Spiritbox!

  • @Munchkin619
    @Munchkin619 3 роки тому +14

    This song is a masterpiece.

  • @MultiEchelon
    @MultiEchelon 3 роки тому +11

    Yeah, my favorite song of last year

  • @spEv3r77
    @spEv3r77 3 роки тому +8

    Oh my Effen god that was amazing. Even that brought a tear

  • @corey1845
    @corey1845 3 роки тому +3

    Mike is very creative when it comes to playing technical stuff that fits right into the whole song.

  • @chayanmitra5486
    @chayanmitra5486 Рік тому

    Beautiful! Heard Constance so many times and can see a lot of thought and love was put into the music to bring out the message! This is amazing and unique.

  • @nm645
    @nm645 3 роки тому +7

    It's so beautiful, it kind of reminds me of Deftones, specifically the Diamond Eyes era. So glad to hear you guys.

    • @YuryVVV
      @YuryVVV 3 роки тому +3

      This must be why I fell in love with their sound from the first time I heard them, Diamond Eyes is my favorite Deftones album (and This Place is Death is the best song in the history of humanity lol). Weird I haven't come to this conclusion earlier. Huh.

  • @laurentwagner2376
    @laurentwagner2376 Рік тому

    It’s massive, it’s melodic, the ambiance with the bends. This is a masterpiece ❤❤❤

  • @agmeckler
    @agmeckler 3 роки тому +1

    Absolutely brilliant. The tone matches the meaning so well. I am a fan for sure.

  • @DizzleFitzpizzle4eva
    @DizzleFitzpizzle4eva Рік тому +1

    This guy plays guitar just the way I like it … discordant and melodic , crunch and ethereal… this song is very good and he anchors it down hard! Spiritbox rules!

  • @mikeb9790
    @mikeb9790 3 роки тому +9

    One of the most creative guitarist of all time
    🤘♥ Mike Stringer

  • @kokorolex
    @kokorolex 3 роки тому +2

    Can't wait to see y'all live!!

  • @zbass2135
    @zbass2135 3 роки тому +4

    Truly amazing! You’re so talented, love this along with everything else y’all put out!!! Thanks for this play through!!! I look forward to anything that y’all put out in the future, keep killing it brother 🤘

  • @SP32118
    @SP32118 3 роки тому +1

    You don’t even need vocals to feel that emotion. Musicianship of the highest level.

  • @d3dshotcalamity226
    @d3dshotcalamity226 3 роки тому +15

    I didn't know he played a Balaguer! I've been contemplating getting one.

    • @northtimo666
      @northtimo666 3 роки тому

      I think he got one fairly recently.

    • @smokejc
      @smokejc 3 роки тому +1

      he plays a BANGER

    • @justintavares9730
      @justintavares9730 3 роки тому +2

      Can't go wrong with a Balaguer! He also plays Aristides frequently.

    • @jacee8094
      @jacee8094 3 роки тому

      @@northtimo666 maybe, but he did say he tracked the whole album with it

    • @Eyeyamgod
      @Eyeyamgod 3 роки тому +1

      @@jacee8094 the guitar is in the entire album but I think he also used his Aristides on the album as well. Saw him mention that.

  • @gk9356
    @gk9356 3 роки тому +6

    Man I loved those fade-ins with the volume knob.

  • @ptr_grin
    @ptr_grin 3 роки тому +2

    That's the most heartbreaking piano ending I've ever heard, wish it was longer :'(

  • @audionine6616
    @audionine6616 3 роки тому

    Incredible writing here. So much depth the the tracks on this record. Absolutely incredible! Great job 👏🏼

  • @stevemuzak8526
    @stevemuzak8526 2 роки тому

    Dementia is one of the worst things ever. There is nothing worse that loosing your memory and the touch with reality. It’s truly devastating. That song captures that state of mind perfectly

  • @FiveZeroEight
    @FiveZeroEight 3 роки тому +21

    I feel like a tour with Spiritbox, Tesseract, Contortionist, etc would be an incredible sight to see. Hell, throw Erra in there too. I miss live music so much.

  • @WeAllFloatHere
    @WeAllFloatHere 3 роки тому

    Mike is one of the only metal players I’ve seen that really dials in the volume knob/coil splitting. It’s crazy to me to see someone have such a control over it

  • @risoledoce
    @risoledoce 2 роки тому +2

    The riff at 1:52 is beautiful.

  • @Arthurlp34
    @Arthurlp34 3 роки тому +2

    i was waiting for this

  • @jordanginneilun7372
    @jordanginneilun7372 3 роки тому +17

    Yoooo
    This song be beautiful af

  • @Grylluslit
    @Grylluslit 3 роки тому +2

    So beautifull

  • @simongorelik92
    @simongorelik92 3 роки тому +2

    freaking AMAZING!!!!

  • @keeferofsecrets9577
    @keeferofsecrets9577 3 роки тому

    What a boss. I cannot wait to see you guys live one day

  • @TornSoul062473
    @TornSoul062473 3 роки тому

    If I could, I'd like this twice. I just came here from Circle With Me. Every time they drop a new one it just gets better and better.

  • @robmccoy1279
    @robmccoy1279 2 роки тому

    Beautiful.

  • @tpurvis30
    @tpurvis30 3 роки тому

    Mike you are a amazing artist hands down 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @RawkClaws
    @RawkClaws 3 роки тому +2

    Yes! Lezzgooo! 🤘🏻

  • @kencapman1947
    @kencapman1947 3 роки тому +1

    That is absolutely beautiful💜

  • @rick_fortune
    @rick_fortune 3 роки тому

    Absolutely brilliant song.

  • @theartofgoldenlily
    @theartofgoldenlily 3 роки тому

    I really love this guy

  • @sionmencucci9
    @sionmencucci9 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing

  • @spencerwilson3298
    @spencerwilson3298 2 роки тому

    Beautiful!!!! Wow!!!

  • @nothingislogical
    @nothingislogical 3 роки тому

    I’ve been really getting into this band lately and now I discover that their guitarist uses Balaguer guitars? That’s awesome!!!

  • @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte
    @MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte 3 роки тому +9

    This is absolutely amazing...

  • @pojanluiz8152
    @pojanluiz8152 3 роки тому

    really love this song

  • @josipakapetanovic4507
    @josipakapetanovic4507 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful 🤘

  • @yeetfeet1878
    @yeetfeet1878 3 роки тому +2

    Nice play through!

  • @hjttsu
    @hjttsu 3 місяці тому +1

    Замечательная песня

    • @v3nb3rg3
      @v3nb3rg3 2 місяці тому

      Прекрасная...

  • @Jordan-ht6oo
    @Jordan-ht6oo 3 роки тому +9

    i would buy the archetype for spiritbox in a heart beat

  • @fedbow349
    @fedbow349 3 роки тому +2

    Песня просто шедевр. ❤️‍🔥

  • @mutatednut
    @mutatednut 2 роки тому

    I love the cars passing by on the bottom right

  • @cbaum64
    @cbaum64 3 роки тому

    Shoutout to the few others who have been following Mike since FiA in the early 2010’s ✊🏼✊🏼🚀

  • @sdesyn
    @sdesyn 3 роки тому +1

    flawless

  • @GaboAntonini
    @GaboAntonini 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful! By the way... Reaper DAW?

  • @aaAMatheusAguiarAaa
    @aaAMatheusAguiarAaa 3 роки тому +1

    I love spiritbox

  • @Aaron-jn9me
    @Aaron-jn9me 3 роки тому +11

    You should do more playthrough videos on your channel.

    • @_andtenorio
      @_andtenorio 3 роки тому +5

      Actually he does a lot of playthroughs on their band's channel. I highly recommend you check them all out.

    • @takoshihitsamaru4675
      @takoshihitsamaru4675 3 роки тому

      @@_andtenorio I binged every one XD

  • @fernandorampa
    @fernandorampa 3 роки тому

    Pra mim um dos melhores do momento! Parabéns! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷❤❤❤

  • @fredtremblay5702
    @fredtremblay5702 3 роки тому +1

    Just wow ,tks

  • @corey1845
    @corey1845 3 роки тому +20

    Courtney and Kmac2021 should sing that song together

  • @corey1845
    @corey1845 3 роки тому

    Spiritbox is my best discovery in 2020

  • @ToxicDover
    @ToxicDover 3 роки тому +3

    Such a gorgeous song, thanks for the playthrough!
    What are the chances of us getting to peek at the plugin settings? haha

  • @vandale1978
    @vandale1978 3 роки тому

    wow , just WOW!!!!!!

  • @Jacob_Elwood
    @Jacob_Elwood 3 роки тому +2

    Can't wait to be on here doing playthroughs...

  • @NeuroticNexus
    @NeuroticNexus 3 роки тому +2

    This bending of selected strings in the heavy sections is quite interesting

    • @corpsefoot758
      @corpsefoot758 2 роки тому

      It adds a lot of unease to the soundscape IMO
      Like someone’s heartbeat going off-pace, or when people with lung problems struggle to breathe

  • @joshww2339
    @joshww2339 3 роки тому

    Really great one

  • @ajbryant8072
    @ajbryant8072 3 роки тому

    Amazing play through and I love the song also a bass play through will be awesome if y'all can make it that will be awesome

  • @fredrikfremgaarden-hansen3966
    @fredrikfremgaarden-hansen3966 3 роки тому +3

    Loudwire just couldn’t get any better...

  • @TheRawdogChamp
    @TheRawdogChamp 3 роки тому

    Very dope sir.

  • @michaelfrancis1
    @michaelfrancis1 3 роки тому +2

    Bless-ed be these guys! ;)
    Killer music; dreamy (way capable) singer.
    ...to the moon and back!

  • @cortnysellers
    @cortnysellers 3 роки тому

    Dudes a pro with the volume knob

  • @sickviscera
    @sickviscera 3 роки тому

    Mike is the fucking GOAT

  • @MrErickson33
    @MrErickson33 6 місяців тому

    is there a place to buy this without vocals???? its soooo good!

  • @celestialgamingxd
    @celestialgamingxd 3 роки тому

    what guitar is this??? balaguero something? i need to know what guitar this is, its pure beauty

  • @finnancahill2644
    @finnancahill2644 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone know what Reaper theme he's using?

  • @joshjamesguitar
    @joshjamesguitar 3 роки тому

    Can someone tell me what's up with that volume pot? I looks like it has some weird push pull or weird switch like action. Guessing it has a coil split, but it look like it moves forward and backward either to switch between bridge/neck volumes?

  • @CreativeWorldPH
    @CreativeWorldPH 3 роки тому

    👏👏👏

  • @AcousticSerenity
    @AcousticSerenity 2 роки тому

    Does anyone happen to know his string gauges? I heard for drop f sharp its best to do 11-58.

  • @ivangomez8584
    @ivangomez8584 3 роки тому

    This guy nailed it the original D:

  • @Stig69
    @Stig69 3 роки тому +1

    The hook gives me Dark Tranquillity vibes

  • @MusicalAddictionOnlineLessons
    @MusicalAddictionOnlineLessons 4 місяці тому

    So which guitar layer does he play live? 🤔

  • @Faikzit
    @Faikzit 3 роки тому +1

    Damn, very nice!
    What's the model name of this guitar?

    • @andrewblack6473
      @andrewblack6473 3 роки тому +2

      Balaguer archetype.

    • @DJKuroh
      @DJKuroh 3 роки тому +1

      @@andrewblack6473 Growler, not Archetype.

  • @armanborloza7981
    @armanborloza7981 8 місяців тому

    Anyone knows the settings on the Delay part?

  • @damonsta2014
    @damonsta2014 Рік тому

    I'm curious to the guitar tuning

  • @godsreclamation2539
    @godsreclamation2539 2 роки тому

    Is it me or is the neck pickup smaller then the bridge pickup

    • @hauntedsmore
      @hauntedsmore Рік тому

      bridge pickup just has a lil thing around it i forgot what its called

  • @hauntedsmore
    @hauntedsmore 3 роки тому

    what dsp plugin is he using for the cleans?