The bassist in the band Doom only had 2 strings when they were recording the peel session. The engineer asked the bassist why he had 2 strings. “Oh it’s in case I break one”
Nice! Have to add the late Mark Sandman of Morphine. Their sound was way more chill, but He played his bass using only 2 strings (A and D string) and a slide.
If you're playing live with rings on your fingers and perhaps alcoholized you're probabably not wasting your good gear. Let alone if it gets lost in transportation.
I told my friend this a long time ago, his response was "oh yeah maybe at that one show or for certain songs hes got only 4 strings " i said no it's always all the time, his response once again that's just impossible. Well Justin here , here it is, i was not full of shit.....
@@NibblerrThe existence of 8 strings and more doesn't suddenly negate the usage or existence of 7 or 6. Most metal bands still commonly use 6, some use 7, very few use 8.
@@damienkoy4689 Yes, I'm aware of them and Tosin Abasi. They aren't the norm though, but I know of bands using 8 and 12 string...again, still not the norm.
I have a photographer friend. He gave me a shot of him in about 1991 with a guitar missing two strings, a tuning knob, and half its paint above the pickups. Still have it.
String removal/reduction is a time honored tradition, folks. Buzz Osbourne goes without a high E sometimes, Keith Richards tunes to open G and ditches the low E in some guitars...
Hell there are bands that could get away with 1 or 2. In todays metal ive heard songs where they only play the lowest string open.. never fretting. Modern metal is dog shit. There are some bands still killing it, but i really think much of it has been dumbed down.
@@jeanchristophevalossiere naa I would have it in 5ths tuning and play all sorts of stuff... I have a 4 string tenor banjo. I also use 5ths tuning on my classical guitar but it has 6 strings. A tenor guitar though has 4 strings and is tuned to 5ths. It is awesome. I hate the chugga chugga stuff
Max didn't need the high strings. Andreas played those very well. Interesting that the implication here is that pre-1998 Sepultura must not have had any rhythm riffs using the high strings since most Sep songs are going to have both guitars playing the same thing.
Quite same reason why I played lot of time with four strings, and also reason was that I just love to play just differend riffs and not the solos. My music teacher always called me the "four string wannabe bassist". But Max was the idol almost 30 years ago, and his legacy is still with my playing, I am a riff based guitarist even I have six strings in my guitars nowdays.
He started as a drummer and then went to become a vocalist and guitar player. He's very much into percussion and that's great. Something very Brazilian.
@@yoshikigrg8This is Brazil and in the 80's, guitar strings were certainly way more expensive than booze (Brazil has very cheap vodka in plastic bottles, he didn't mention "which" vodka they bought).
@@metaldog4642 Yeah I can't either, even though I started to come of age when Derrick was in the band, my older brother who's 10 years older got me into the older Sepultura first so that's what I listen to...and Cavalera Conspiracy (which is the only thing Max did outside Sepultura that I actually like).
I remember when i saw SoulFly open for Pantera like 23 years ago, and Max was playing the sickest Gibson SG with the Brazilian flag on it, wonder if that had four strings also..
Now he uses 6-string guitar. Check last Go Ahead And Die and Cavalera shows(Morbid Devastation and Beneath Arise tours). So he really can play guitar(even play some small solo).
On my 6 string bass the top an bottom keep everything set so I can retune the mid 4. On 6 string guitar tunings it would take 15 minutes to reset a 6 string tuning to something else perfect. (if I could). So I just bought multiple guitars. So I have 6 string bass but mostly play the mid 4.
Tbh this is actually routinely done, as is just taping off unused strings. I did it recently during recording some rhythm riffs because I wanted a cleaner take and didn't need the top two strings making noise. They arent used at all during those parts.
With 4 strings guitar, the riffs sounds more heavy and clean. Due to the noise made by the other 2 strings frictioning while not muted right and stuffs on a regular 6 strings.
he used to day different in the past. that it was because he didn't feel the necessity of having the b and high e (standard tuning) since all his music was brutal lower sounding stuff and only needed the four strings. yep he said that before....
Can’t believe no one is talking about the benefit of less noise from not having the higher strings! This is actually a studio recording technique, Hetfield and Hammet did it. Probably still doing it! Also not having to mute the dang higher strings when riffing! Hey, looks like he doesn’t play LEAD AT ALL! This Makes PERFECT SENSE for a riff machine like Max to do this! 🤘 And more money for booze! Haha 😂
I jammed with a guy who only used 5 strings, and honestly, he only needed 4 as well. Unless you are doing big chords or solos, it doesn't matter. The high strings aren't for heavy riffs.
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in 1984 his string breaks and he never replaces it .genius
That’s why he gets paid the big bucks. Lol
@@Spaghetti_policy 💯
just don't try with your underwear
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@@metalfather8139 You mean not replacing the string when it breaks? 😬
The bassist in the band Doom only had 2 strings when they were recording the peel session. The engineer asked the bassist why he had 2 strings. “Oh it’s in case I break one”
Fortunately he didn't play the berimbau, which only has one string! 😝
Nice! Have to add the late Mark Sandman of Morphine. Their sound was way more chill, but He played his bass using only 2 strings (A and D string) and a slide.
@@bradleyb4920great mention, he truly elevates the band and compliments the saxophone
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That’s the same thing I did when a tire went flat on my car. Now all I use is three. Genius!!!!
Bought a bottle of grey goose instead and drove it home 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao
Yeah except you never drove it in a Nascar race. Difference between you and Max
For some reason the strings weighed more than the booze, but he still decided to use the money for booze and not to replace the strings.
I think the chains must've broke on his scales a long time ago, and he never replaced them.
It's weird how our brains work. If I don't see this comment, I never even realize he fked that up, lol
Now I finally know why Max isn't popular for his fancy guitar solos!
Seems like this concept is working so far.
That’s his budget signature model guitar also. He has signature guitars worth thousands yet he’s playing a $600 guitar love it
Right? I noticed that, too. It makes sense if it was an OG custom that turned into the MAX-200 RPR, but nope... Frugal AF to the core.
If you're playing live with rings on your fingers and perhaps alcoholized you're probabably not wasting your good gear. Let alone if it gets lost in transportation.
@@-Christoph can't fight that logic.
@@-Christoph He barely “plays” anymore anyway. He let himself go decades ago.
Sold the primos for alcohol
I told my friend this a long time ago, his response was "oh yeah maybe at that one show or for certain songs hes got only 4 strings " i said no it's always all the time, his response once again that's just impossible. Well Justin here , here it is, i was not full of shit.....
That Justin guy, he's always wrong.
You hear that Justin? Now everyone's laughing at you. Everyone.
i hope justin gets to see these comments and this video.
Justin's a damn fool.
lookup tenor guitars.......
At least he's honest. Djent musicians use 7-strings only for the 7th string.
7 strings are old news grandpa 😂
@@NibblerrThe existence of 8 strings and more doesn't suddenly negate the usage or existence of 7 or 6. Most metal bands still commonly use 6, some use 7, very few use 8.
@@MoonOvIcehave u heard animals as leaders? They use 2 8 strings & no bass
@@damienkoy4689 Yes, I'm aware of them and Tosin Abasi. They aren't the norm though, but I know of bands using 8 and 12 string...again, still not the norm.
Literally never true or even close to being true. It’s probably a stereotype based off of Jared Dines videos or something.
I have a photographer friend. He gave me a shot of him in about 1991 with a guitar missing two strings, a tuning knob, and half its paint above the pickups. Still have it.
improvise, adapt, overcome
Not much to overcome when you didn’t use them anyway.
@@alchemist1111 Yeah didn't really have to improvise or adapt either. If anything he got rid of some useless string noise 😂
Refuse, resist (changing strings)
He's not a good example of overcoming stuff.
I've been a fan of this man since I was 14. Just turned 40 and still love this dude.
same but now 43.. This video reminded me of why, the way he described his choice was me all over 🤣
I love max, the original Sepultura man! He was my inspiration to play guitar. And the reason I was able to get into my first band. Huge inspiration
So when you buy a Max signature... does it only come with 4 strings??? 🤔 I hope so! 🤘🤘
Yes, and bottle of vodka.
... you have complaint? 😡
Please call 1 800 cry more
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Yess! 🤘🤘@@warthogA10
Max and Jimmy Bower of EYEHATEGOD play 4 string guitars. Good company
Jimmy does too ? cool!
and Wes Borland
@@jkorkeaWes used 4 strings for only one song, Nookie. Besides, he came up with a special tuning for this. Otherwise, he always plays 6 strings.
String removal/reduction is a time honored tradition, folks. Buzz Osbourne goes without a high E sometimes, Keith Richards tunes to open G and ditches the low E in some guitars...
i'd love to see buzz and Keith Max got's the Vodka
there's no e string in open g dude
Pete Townsend I believe wrote Pinball Wizard because he was missing a couple strings
@@supernothing77 and missing other things lol
Pretty sure the B52's guy played with four strings too
i guess if all you do is chugs, there really isnt much point having the other strings lmao
Hell there are bands that could get away with 1 or 2. In todays metal ive heard songs where they only play the lowest string open.. never fretting. Modern metal is dog shit. There are some bands still killing it, but i really think much of it has been dumbed down.
I felt that way in my first band when I played only rhythm. I didn't even play the e or b. I'm glad I learned to play solos lol
I guess if you only have 4 strings, the only thing you 'll do is shugs
@KalosPVP that's like spinal tap where Nigel sez, see this e string, we use that a lot.
@@jeanchristophevalossiere naa I would have it in 5ths tuning and play all sorts of stuff... I have a 4 string tenor banjo. I also use 5ths tuning on my classical guitar but it has 6 strings. A tenor guitar though has 4 strings and is tuned to 5ths. It is awesome. I hate the chugga chugga stuff
I love Max. Such a good natured dude.
One of the best!
for what he plays he would be fine just with 3
Nah only 2 should be enough
One and a pitch shifter
One sting n one fret
Good to see Max's health better and his playing coming back.
The heavy metal equivalent to The Presidents of the United States of America 😂
Wellllllll they're missing 3 strings sooooo save a bit more 😂🤪
Five strings, three guys, one band under God. Gotta love it! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼Peaches!
PUSA have some little friends with two string, one string, and no string guitars. They plug em all into the back porch.
I heard it’s because he can only count to four.
Max didn't need the high strings. Andreas played those very well.
Interesting that the implication here is that pre-1998 Sepultura must not have had any rhythm riffs using the high strings since most Sep songs are going to have both guitars playing the same thing.
Quite same reason why I played lot of time with four strings, and also reason was that I just love to play just differend riffs and not the solos. My music teacher always called me the "four string wannabe bassist". But Max was the idol almost 30 years ago, and his legacy is still with my playing, I am a riff based guitarist even I have six strings in my guitars nowdays.
I love how he detunes to the point that you loose key below the 4th fret. He doesn't play guitar, he plays a stringed drum.
Yep...at some point it's all about the
He started as a drummer and then went to become a vocalist and guitar player. He's very much into percussion and that's great. Something very Brazilian.
Very Cool I really enjoyed hearing & learning this. Thank you Doll💜✌️💜
Seen them in 1991 in Cologne - one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen
Get it Max!!!We Love ya.👍
A very riff-centric decision.
I like riffs. Therefore... I approve...
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Hi! Anyone can help me? What is the band on the t-shirt? Thanks!
At least he admits choosing booze over guitar stuff. But how cheap was the Vodka? 😂
Apparently as cheap as the guitar strings. 😂
@@yoshikigrg8This is Brazil and in the 80's, guitar strings were certainly way more expensive than booze (Brazil has very cheap vodka in plastic bottles, he didn't mention "which" vodka they bought).
@@MoonOvIce Cool! I get it. I try to listen to Sepultura without Max, but I can’t get into it.
@@metaldog4642 Yeah I can't either, even though I started to come of age when Derrick was in the band, my older brother who's 10 years older got me into the older Sepultura first so that's what I listen to...and Cavalera Conspiracy (which is the only thing Max did outside Sepultura that I actually like).
@@MoonOvIce You don’t like Soulfly?
Can't argue with that logic.
I declare this musically valid.
Nobody's ever accused Max of being one of the greatest guitarists of all time..... So, makes sense.
Max Hermano , God bless u , eres grande x SIEMPRE
☆ YES...I LOVE "MAX'S" ATTITUDE...I NEVER KNEW THAT HE DID THAT.🤟🎸🤟
Wow this the first time I see him play the guitar. He can actually play. Usually he’s doing the Kip Winger/ Tom Araya single note open string.
What song is he playing in the second half of the video?
When I was out in AZ in 2019 I had the idea of knocking on Max's front door :)
I remember when i saw SoulFly open for Pantera like 23 years ago, and Max was playing the sickest Gibson SG with the Brazilian flag on it, wonder if that had four strings also..
Was that an SG?. I always thought that it was an ESP Viper.
@@TheSWCantina maybe
It did have 4, and the 2 unused machine heads and string posts were removed also
Now he uses 6-string guitar. Check last Go Ahead And Die and Cavalera shows(Morbid Devastation and Beneath Arise tours). So he really can play guitar(even play some small solo).
It works! Im old....holy shit that ARISE Tour in early '90's ??? I saw sheared my head off at 20 paces. God damn beautifully brutal!
I really don’t use high e or b when I jam on my guitar. I’m not into soloing so its rarely used.
what song is this?
After the bass VI now I introduce the guitar IV
What tuning does he play?
What song is he playing at the end of the video?
Insane - Cavalera Conspiracy
A palhetada afiada voltou, massa demais, grande Max 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
On my 6 string bass the top an bottom keep everything set so I can retune the mid 4. On 6 string guitar tunings it would take 15 minutes to reset a 6 string tuning to something else perfect. (if I could). So I just bought multiple guitars.
So I have 6 string bass but mostly play the mid 4.
He doesn’t even refer to them my their names 😂 hard to argue with his results
His riffing is looking pretty sick ! 🤘
Tudo que ele precisa!
Abraços aqui do Brasil, pra você!
Vida longa pra ti!
Que Deus te abençoe, sempre!
Tmj, Max!
Max Max FOREVER 👍😁🇧🇷
Brushy One String: “hold my guitar”
I'm curious how it broke if he doesn't use those strings.
Rust?
Grande Max..
Funny thing is that he's usually sloppy live, but here he seems to be sharp and focused... Booze? I don't know...
probably early in the day
Song name?
Anyone know the model of his guitar? Looks nice.
I think it's his model
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Tbh this is actually routinely done, as is just taping off unused strings. I did it recently during recording some rhythm riffs because I wanted a cleaner take and didn't need the top two strings making noise. They arent used at all during those parts.
My bass player was same with top string, just said he never uses it
I want to know how Max reacted when he first tried out cocaine, and how it affected his playing and gear choices.
Maybe ESP should make guitars for Max with only four tuners? 😁
It's enough for riffs & groove
I playey with 5 for years. A tuner went bad, and a bit later i lost a saddle.
I got used to it. 5 string and a drop A.
🤘🤘🤘
Is this recent? He looks in better shape for a change
1:46 Did the downpicking get too difficult after a while?
He’s such a Crustie and I love it! Miss his dreads tho!
I still drive a 1984 celica “the super beater” rusted af with each tire a different size. I figured the math - as long as it keeps going
Didn't Scott Ian of Anthrax have a guitar that was only fretted up to the 12th? Similar idea I think!
With 4 strings guitar, the riffs sounds more heavy and clean. Due to the noise made by the other 2 strings frictioning while not muted right and stuffs on a regular 6 strings.
The most Metal story ever.
He should try out a baritone tenor guitar from Eastwood. I LOVE 4 string tenors. The 5ths tuning is awesome.
Brvh got a killer palm/right hand technique
he used to day different in the past. that it was because he didn't feel the necessity of having the b and high e (standard tuning) since all his music was brutal lower sounding stuff and only needed the four strings.
yep he said that before....
I’m so old I can remember when it was his roadie saying he didn’t use those strings so why fit them
Legend. You're the greatest Max
He should get an 8-string and still only use the 4 😅
Reminds me of the guitarist from cky since they did no solos n he only played the low end anyways. Also look at that sexy fucking guitar he’s holding
Is he repping FULL OF HELL on the guitar?! Sick!!!
Can’t believe no one is talking about the benefit of less noise from not having the higher strings!
This is actually a studio recording technique, Hetfield and Hammet did it. Probably still doing it!
Also not having to mute the dang higher strings when riffing! Hey, looks like he doesn’t play LEAD AT ALL!
This Makes PERFECT SENSE for a riff machine like Max to do this! 🤘
And more money for booze! Haha 😂
One of metal's great frontman.
Grande Max...un genio,e un gran bel tipo.#1
Steve vai : damn this fucker made monies with 4 strings😂
I jammed with a guy who only used 5 strings, and honestly, he only needed 4 as well. Unless you are doing big chords or solos, it doesn't matter. The high strings aren't for heavy riffs.
heavy 🤘
E,very
A,sshole
D,eserves
G,ood
B,ooze
E,veryday
New Acronym....
well i now know where my style of playing only with 4 strings came from.
Fuck da strings!!
What a barbarian, I love it!
Legend.
Max Cavalera is a LEGEND
Bolzer shirt for the win
I never use more than four string myself, but i still have them on the guitar.
I hear what ur saying but I play solos a lot live so I need the strings
He now has 6 on his guitars again
why play lot string when few string chug?
Basses do exist ya know
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Rhythm guitarists don't need a B or high E.
Damn!!! His picking hand is like a machine
Oh you poor ignorant child
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Heroic behavior Max