If you haven't heard of them King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard make some great music, and their albums KG, LW, and Flying Microtonal Banana all incorporate microtonal guitars. Really cool to see what seems to be a straight up production-level guitar with a microtonal neck
I noticed a few people already mentioned King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard already, but they are a great source for understanding and using a microtonal guitar. They tune their guitars to C# F# C# F# B E and write riffs in that tuning. It’s featured heavily on the albums Flying Microtonal Banana, K.G and L.W. They’re great musicians besides the microtonal stuff too, can’t recommend them enough!
Yeah King Gizzard are awesome however since I am from the balkans this kind of playing isn't that strange here :D However we tune our guitars into DADDGG that way we simulate Turkish Saz more since we have 2 chours (D, G) and we play like we would play Saz low strings for drone and high strings for melody.
The microtones make the most sense in a passing tone context. Trying to make chords is tricky but making a melody is where it shines. The different spaces between notes that you have access to makes things more spicy. Think of it like bends in a blues solo. Also, what you were playing for the MW2 theme is EXACTLY how microtones should be used. Inadvertently a perfect example!
dude yes microtonals rock some other people probably already suggested checking out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for microtonal tunes, but I'm gonna bring them up again as they are a great example
The guitar is pretty much a replica of the Univox Hi-Flyer Phase 4 (except with microtonal frets). It's not at all in anyway shape or form a replica, or even similar to the Kurt Cobain signature Jag-stang.
To be fair I think he was just maybe making a joke. But he probably mentioned Nirvana because Kurt Cobain did use Univox Hi-Flyer’s a lot. But him showing a Jag-Stang doesn’t make much sense to me
here is some advice for writing micotonal music. when you are writing microtonal music dont think about chord progressions just pick one chord and play around it. if you want to hear an example look up the album flying microtonal banana by King Gizzard in most of there songs in this album used this method
definitely research by using channels like brendan byrnes or hear between the lines, or zhea erose, they will help you understand the way microtonal music works on the basis :D
I commented about King Gizz on the main channel video where you mentioned this guitar when that came out but I'll mention them again here along with everyone else.
Check out the “Tone Poems” albums. Instruments played with slides and tone bars (like Dobro and pedal steel) can be played microtonally. I play Blues Dobro and I often go into microtonal country when I slide around the b3 and b7.
Let’s take the 5th fret of your guitar on the E string, A, going up a fret (or a half step) would take you to A#, in the distance between the two notes there is 100 cents, which is just a measurement, like there is 100cm in a metre, this is the smallest possible interval (the difference between two notes) in western music (12 TET) going to other parts of the world there’s other intervals, such as the quarter tone, which would be 50 cent, so going from A (your 5th fret) would take you to A half sharp, to the untrained ear it sounds rough.
you should check out the microtonal god jacob collier, he really goes deep into the theory and pulls off microtones as if they were whole steps, sum truly amazing stuff
Similar to the jagstang??? It’s a similar design to the mosrite ventures guitar- which kurt cobain did play. Don’t see how it looks anything like a jagstang tho lol
Hey M3rk. Could you maybe make a video on Rocksmith. I've been using it to learn guitar and I've seen a lot of people using it on twitch to stream different songs and I think you would enjoy it a whole ton. I'm really curious what your opinion on that game is.
I would only think to learn microtonal functionality would be to listen to fretless guitar music or something non western like middle eastern music, or music from India where microtonal is typically normal for them
Just playing you`re random fun noodling was sounding good enough to record and add stuff with it. Anyway, just because its a microtonal guitar, you can play it any way you want. Overall its a bit of an oddity, at least to the West. Distant countries and cultures employ those microtones in their approach to a musical scale. They can make it work only because they understand it and know how to use it correctly.
Microtonal guitars are an interesting way of rediscovering why music was organized into octaves with sharps and flats. Yes, every instrument has microtonal access - it’s known as ‘vibrato’ and ‘glissando,’ or: bending & sliding. The Floyd Rose tremolo system takes it into another dimension entirely, but most guitar tremolo bridges will help create similar results, which for example My Bloody Valentine used to great effect. Aside from that the microtonal thing is a novelty that came from curiosity and boredom. You can only goof around in a desert for so long until you need food and water - which, love them or hate them, is why we have roads. edit: Just listened to King Gizzard’ live performance of “Sleep Drifter.” Very interesting, because although it’s written microtonally, it’s apparent that the band limits the lyrical themes to unsettling subject matter. Writing a love song in microtonal keys would be flat-out disturbing. Drifting in and out of sleep? Snakes? Plenty of microtonal room to play around those topics for sure. But also notice that the performance is very reigned-in / very tight playing - lending credibility to the band that they’re not out of tune.
Normal guitars: 🎸 🎶
This guitar: 👺👺👺
You gotta make more vids on this channel, I love them!
You should cover Godless times by rings of saturn
It would be awesome if you did a second part to this video, when you talk about what you learned about this guitar and microtonal music
he always got the hat for this channel
If you haven't heard of them King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard make some great music, and their albums KG, LW, and Flying Microtonal Banana all incorporate microtonal guitars. Really cool to see what seems to be a straight up production-level guitar with a microtonal neck
I SECOND THIS. Erik needs to check out KGATLW.
Surely he knows about them, especially because this is the same model guitar Cookiedawg plays
I knew this was gonna be the first comment LMAO
yep, first thing I thought of when I say this pop in my recommendations, underrated band.
Literally every time the term "microtonal guitar" is uttered online, its guaranteed someone will state "HEY HAVE YOU HEARD OF KING GIZZARD????"
I noticed a few people already mentioned King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard already, but they are a great source for understanding and using a microtonal guitar. They tune their guitars to C# F# C# F# B E and write riffs in that tuning. It’s featured heavily on the albums Flying Microtonal Banana, K.G and L.W. They’re great musicians besides the microtonal stuff too, can’t recommend them enough!
Yeah King Gizzard are awesome however since I am from the balkans this kind of playing isn't that strange here :D
However we tune our guitars into DADDGG that way we simulate Turkish Saz more since we have 2 chours (D, G) and we play like we would play Saz low strings for drone and high strings for melody.
I wanna see faze booce play/learn guitar
I second this!
sammeee
fourth it
He’d only play Electric Wizard or something like that
The microtones make the most sense in a passing tone context. Trying to make chords is tricky but making a melody is where it shines. The different spaces between notes that you have access to makes things more spicy. Think of it like bends in a blues solo. Also, what you were playing for the MW2 theme is EXACTLY how microtones should be used. Inadvertently a perfect example!
Even though the views are not close to your main channel I think you have a more loyal and hardcore fanbase here. Loving the uploads!
dude yes microtonals rock
some other people probably already suggested checking out King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for microtonal tunes, but I'm gonna bring them up again as they are a great example
You gotta check out Dave Fiuczynski on fretless electric guitar. And MonoNeon on quarter-tone bass!
Yo! Sevish is in the house! o/
This is the king gizzard and the lizard wizard guitar, an exact remake.
The guitar is pretty much a replica of the Univox Hi-Flyer Phase 4 (except with microtonal frets). It's not at all in anyway shape or form a replica, or even similar to the Kurt Cobain signature Jag-stang.
I was looking for this comment
looks more like a mosrite like Johnny Ramone would play than a jag stang.
To be fair I think he was just maybe making a joke. But he probably mentioned Nirvana because Kurt Cobain did use Univox Hi-Flyer’s a lot. But him showing a Jag-Stang doesn’t make much sense to me
2:39 I look away for ONE second and you play this! Awesome!
KING GIZZARD, MAN THE FLYING BANANA!!!
these things are alot of fun
here is some advice for writing micotonal music. when you are writing microtonal music dont think about chord progressions just pick one chord and play around it. if you want to hear an example look up the album flying microtonal banana by King Gizzard in most of there songs in this album used this method
ohhh boy the jazz guys are gonna love this one
You should watch samurai guitarist playing this guitar he uses the microtones in some interesting ways!
I'm so glad you're uploading again, I miss this channel
Real legends are here. GG legends.
Listen to the album Flying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Just go listen to Flying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard
Lmfao don't do this
@@the-np4mr why it's a good representation of Microtonal music in a style that might be easier to listen to
@@the-np4mr okay well I’ll go listen to the numerous other microtonal rock albums.
phase 4, beautiful
wait... you're m3rkmusic? I watch your stuff as a kid and now I'm watching you again as an adult lol
I like your taste in guitars
because of you and [100 other reasons] im finally choosing to learn to play bass. im going to try and go for an ibanez mikro and a fender 40
definitely research by using channels like brendan byrnes or hear between the lines, or zhea erose, they will help you understand the way microtonal music works on the basis :D
It seems pretty good for surf music, There are a lot of microtones in traditional Indian music
It’s easier to learn microtonal music from just learning Indian music
loving the music content!!! please keep uploading on here.
MORE GUITAR PLS!!!
I commented about King Gizz on the main channel video where you mentioned this guitar when that came out but I'll mention them again here along with everyone else.
LOVING THE UPLOADS MERK
Confused on the nirvana guitar comparison
I opened the comment section just to see how many king gizzard related comments I could find. Literally 2nd comment in and someone mentions them
Yep. I need one
I think that would work really well in a open tunning
Yes sir
I would love to see a update on the guitar collection!
2:38 this sounds way cooler with microtones.
Can’t wait to see more vids on this channel!
You did some really cool playing keep it up
Check out the “Tone Poems” albums. Instruments played with slides and tone bars (like Dobro and pedal steel) can be played microtonally. I play Blues Dobro and I often go into microtonal country when I slide around the b3 and b7.
check out king gizzard and the lizard wizard, their microtonal stuff is great.
nice i myself have a microtone and an 8 string multi scale cort kx508ms
Did you say a detailed model of a Fender sumthin?
I'd go Mosrite with buckers & weird af fretboard.
Listen to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. They have a couple microtonal albums, one of which is named Flying Microtonal Banana
YES, MORE MUSIK CONTENT
Finally video
Turkish music uses this fret layout. Have a look at the turkish three quarter tone - half a minor third.
Only real ogs know that Kurt used a guitar like this to write the Bleach Album
But uh with normal frets
Middle eastern music uses a lot of micro tonal sounds!
Microtonal notes don't make sense to me at all despite me studying music theory for years
Let’s take the 5th fret of your guitar on the E string, A, going up a fret (or a half step) would take you to A#, in the distance between the two notes there is 100 cents, which is just a measurement, like there is 100cm in a metre, this is the smallest possible interval (the difference between two notes) in western music (12 TET) going to other parts of the world there’s other intervals, such as the quarter tone, which would be 50 cent, so going from A (your 5th fret) would take you to A half sharp, to the untrained ear it sounds rough.
Happy 4 of July
you should check out the microtonal god jacob collier, he really goes deep into the theory and pulls off microtones as if they were whole steps, sum truly amazing stuff
Highly recommend listening to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard
are the closest frets even usable ? They seem so close to each other Oo. And KGALW microtonal albums are sick as hell check them out
Do you recommend getting a guitar teacher to learn or try and self teach cause not much money?
The new king gizzard album sounds great.
So with the micro tonal frets, could you theoretically achieve just tuning on the fret board for certain keys?
Eric has become King Gizzard :)
okay this is kinda unrelated but PLEASE can you show us how you get your usual ibanez tone, its sounds so great
erik look up microtonal banana by king gizzard they use a microtonal guitar in their song
You are such a guitar nerd but I love it
Nuclear fusioooooooon
Similar to the jagstang??? It’s a similar design to the mosrite ventures guitar- which kurt cobain did play. Don’t see how it looks anything like a jagstang tho lol
HOLY FUCK I HAVENT SEEN THIS GUY IN YEARS HOLY FUCK
Hey look, an upload
Hey M3rk. Could you maybe make a video on Rocksmith. I've been using it to learn guitar and I've seen a lot of people using it on twitch to stream different songs and I think you would enjoy it a whole ton. I'm really curious what your opinion on that game is.
legit the same exact one Kurt uses in the Heart shaped box music video, apart from it being microtonal of course….
You were thinking of the Univox hi Flier not the jagstang
Do you use a pedalboard, or do you use digital effects?
There is special scales you can play this. They called “Magamats”
Microtonal guitar: “Some men just want to watch the world burn”
For any of you guys asking, it’s in 19 TET
You should do a baritone guitar next
King gizz and the lizard wizard
I’ve never seen David Gilmore use a microtonal guitar which says enough for me
the bleach guitar 😩😩
Keep your root notes in the world of 12, and use the micros for scaling out or embellishments.
If you want an amazing entry into microtonal music, Try King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard’s album “Flying Microtonal Banana”
I would only think to learn microtonal functionality would be to listen to fretless guitar music or something non western like middle eastern music, or music from India where microtonal is typically normal for them
Quick question: do you ever play guitar live in front of people
Just playing you`re random fun noodling was sounding good enough to record and add stuff with it. Anyway, just because its a microtonal guitar, you can play it any way you want. Overall its a bit of an oddity, at least to the West. Distant countries and cultures employ those microtones in their approach to a musical scale. They can make it work only because they understand it and know how to use it correctly.
Hi Merk!!!!
Do you own a Wangcaster guitar? 🤣 you’d definitely own one of those haha
do a guitar collection update
Plz post more on here papa
0:40 lmfao
Bro, look up King gizzard and the lizard wizard if you whant to hear some sick music with mikrotones
bro play some king gizzard
1:50 do you mean a pitch?
Jazz
I expected more, so that’s on me
It's actually a copy of the Univox Hi Flier that kurt played
Damn that guitar is $999 👀
did I hear the bone bonk sound?
Just try to learn Hüseyni Makam to start to play something microtonal.
Someone needs to give a microtonal guitar to Steve Vai
Already was done in the 90s
Lol Steve is 30 years ahead of everyone’s
Microtonal guitars are an interesting way of rediscovering why music was organized into octaves with sharps and flats. Yes, every instrument has microtonal access - it’s known as ‘vibrato’ and ‘glissando,’ or: bending & sliding. The Floyd Rose tremolo system takes it into another dimension entirely, but most guitar tremolo bridges will help create similar results, which for example My Bloody Valentine used to great effect.
Aside from that the microtonal thing is a novelty that came from curiosity and boredom. You can only goof around in a desert for so long until you need food and water - which, love them or hate them, is why we have roads.
edit: Just listened to King Gizzard’ live performance of “Sleep Drifter.” Very interesting, because although it’s written microtonally, it’s apparent that the band limits the lyrical themes to unsettling subject matter. Writing a love song in microtonal keys would be flat-out disturbing. Drifting in and out of sleep? Snakes? Plenty of microtonal room to play around those topics for sure. But also notice that the performance is very reigned-in / very tight playing - lending credibility to the band that they’re not out of tune.
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King Gizzard
Ow lawd
Papa koo made a similar gutar on his Snapchat channels