Mick Thomson explains guitar tone

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  • Опубліковано 30 сер 2008
  • Rivera Amplfication flies out to Iowa while Mick Thomson was recording his KR7 on the new "All hope is Gone" Slipknot record. Mick gives his reasons why he uses his amp and cab and how he found the tonewww.rivera.com/products/knuckl...

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  • @KZcovers
    @KZcovers 11 років тому +77

    That Gematria riff is insane.

  • @user-tp2ex6kk4u
    @user-tp2ex6kk4u 10 років тому +170

    dude is he playing death metal riffs? i swear if no one knew he was in slipknot they would assume he was in a deathmetal band

    • @These_go_to_eleven_1959
      @These_go_to_eleven_1959 9 років тому +8

      yeah he is! he can plays a lot of styles

    • @campar1043
      @campar1043 8 років тому +31

      +daniel lopez hes playing riffs that are in a slipknot song

    • @deadkid4825
      @deadkid4825 8 років тому +29

      Slipknot had some of the best riffs/guitarist

    • @naruto199797
      @naruto199797 6 років тому +10

      He does love extreme metal so yeah he would add in those kind of riffs

    • @EliPorterMahn
      @EliPorterMahn 5 років тому +14

      theyre slipknot riffs dude lol

  • @Crunchifyable2
    @Crunchifyable2 10 років тому +99

    Very insightful guitarist, especially on technical things like the effect of volume and the value of recording with as many frequencies as possible and cutting them later.

    • @RolanTHUNDER
      @RolanTHUNDER 10 років тому

      I agree. I enjoyed the insight. Very valuable info :)

  • @MyWeedgrower
    @MyWeedgrower 8 років тому +55

    i'd love to spend a day playing with his amp setup and guitar. that tone is awesome

  • @sydIRISH
    @sydIRISH 4 роки тому +96

    So, 7 pays his Signature 7 amp with most settings on 7?
    How fitting.

    • @detts5082
      @detts5082 2 роки тому +7

      with a 6 strings guitar

    • @OmarHyari2009
      @OmarHyari2009 Рік тому +1

      ​@@detts5082 Bruh moment

    • @easyp6130
      @easyp6130 Рік тому

      @@detts5082 Sometimes in fucking drop A. I dont think he has any Barietone.

    • @noah_glover
      @noah_glover Місяць тому +1

      @@easyp6130 25.5 scale length, thats what most drop a 7 strings are, its all intonation as long as you get it setup right itll sound fine.

  • @larrylooney4495
    @larrylooney4495 4 роки тому +37

    I swear mick looks like he is related to dimebags and vinnie paul

  • @RolanTHUNDER
    @RolanTHUNDER 10 років тому +35

    Apart from his Rivera amp being really good, his Ibanez guitars are AWESOME - I played that very same model in Australia - the MTM is a monster and a real joy to play.

    • @jaronsimon5816
      @jaronsimon5816 5 років тому +3

      RolanTHUNDER His Jackson is that much better, I owned one for a little while but pawned it like an idiot. Butter smooth neck, crushing tone, all around a great shredder.

  • @lern2swim
    @lern2swim 15 років тому +20

    Mick is definitely more knowledgeable when it comes to the technical side of guitars and amps.

  • @spoonfixer3387
    @spoonfixer3387 4 роки тому +11

    Listening to mick explain his sound theories alone could make you a man!!!!

  • @kevah94
    @kevah94 7 років тому +67

    As a huge Metallica fan I'm used to Hetfields amazing riffage, but I gotta say I was blown away by the riffs he played in this video. Maybe I need to listen to some more Slipknot... any suggestions?

    • @timbrown7399
      @timbrown7399 7 років тому +17

      All of their songs, no need to limit yourself.

    • @naruto199797
      @naruto199797 6 років тому +3

      Kevin McDonald the songs that he is recording are from the all hope is gone album

    • @slipknotmfkrlocust8843
      @slipknotmfkrlocust8843 6 років тому +4

      Any Slipknot song ever!

    • @Midnoots
      @Midnoots 6 років тому +9

      Gematria

    • @SoulOfDarkness77
      @SoulOfDarkness77 5 років тому +4

      Gematria x2

  • @These_go_to_eleven_1959
    @These_go_to_eleven_1959 9 років тому +33

    He knows his shit and how to get the tone he wants.

  • @sovereignsjust
    @sovereignsjust 15 років тому +5

    He's got a MONSTER picking hand.

  • @melodicdarklord0935
    @melodicdarklord0935 6 років тому +87

    Mick Thomson should get his own signature shampoo and conditioner...😃

  • @pedropuyol91
    @pedropuyol91 15 років тому +6

    He has such an amazing style, quick as hell clean and ass kicking! just amazing!!

  • @tanyadecora2104
    @tanyadecora2104 12 років тому +1

    LOOKING GOOD AS ALWAYS!!!! LOVE YOU MICK!!!!

  • @djabthrash
    @djabthrash 16 років тому +1

    Badass footage thanks !

  • @AkiraSpectrum
    @AkiraSpectrum 12 років тому +1

    seriously one of the best gear talks i've seen. awesome vid.

  • @Joematthews666
    @Joematthews666 15 років тому +3

    Very precise playing

  • @Isuki666
    @Isuki666 15 років тому +2

    wow!!!!!!!i love this sound!!!great Mick!!!!excellent amp Rivera!!

  • @leejackson13666
    @leejackson13666 15 років тому +5

    damned... his voice is amazing

  • @ShinedownDog
    @ShinedownDog 15 років тому +3

    Interesting i notice he moves up and down the neck even though he is just hitting open notes in this song. That actually combined with his Alt picking is Awesome. thats the one thing that amazes me with Mick Thompson not only his riffs but his sound and tone and the way he Alt picks the guy is like a speeding bullet damn!

  • @TobyKBTY
    @TobyKBTY 15 років тому +2

    mick has a monster riffing hand!!!

  • @jasonspeir2949
    @jasonspeir2949 10 років тому +57

    Hahaha he normally uses it at "7" I get it xD

  • @eddierabinovich779
    @eddierabinovich779 Рік тому +2

    Mick is such a sick guitarist

  • @johno121o
    @johno121o 15 років тому +6

    micks easily my favorate guitarest, personally i think all hope is gone is their micks best album, but i think iowa is their best album.

  • @Blackoni_Chris
    @Blackoni_Chris 15 років тому

    my favorite guitarist !!! hell yeah

  • @goku64100
    @goku64100 11 років тому +4

    man i wish i could play as good as mick

  • @gej300v
    @gej300v 5 років тому +5

    would have been cool to see slipknot stay in the death metal direction after iowa. mick totally holds back on so much of their material

  • @MrAdwe747
    @MrAdwe747 12 років тому +4

    He's a huge monster !!

  • @brux559
    @brux559 13 років тому

    @renatalorbiesky i know, but it has the fretboard and the pickups from an mtm1 and the color is the same as a mtm2

  • @mrdeathamore
    @mrdeathamore 12 років тому +1

    @dragonoidslayer17 It's because their unmasked look is unusual (definitely for Mick, cuz other members like Corey, Jim, Sid, Joey, Shawn you can see very often unmasked)

  • @TheUnknownReject
    @TheUnknownReject 3 роки тому +1

    Fun fact, for anyone watching this now that studio is now an airbnb and you can rent it

  • @sovereignsjust
    @sovereignsjust 15 років тому +9

    Keep practicing.
    I thought that too when I first started out.
    Now I'm really fast.

  • @angelus656
    @angelus656 13 років тому

    @brux559 His own signature guitar, his model on Ibanez is called MTM1 and now there's another model called MTM2, all his signature actually...

  • @C4kitsune
    @C4kitsune 11 років тому

    THANK YOU. Finally someone who truly is a good metalhead!

  • @TommysPickle
    @TommysPickle 12 років тому

    @theworldandroid Vendetta, Its on All Hope Is Gone

  • @Riveraprod
    @Riveraprod  14 років тому +1

    because he used both for the record. In a recording situation, most guitar players use more than one amp.

  • @ilunaticul
    @ilunaticul 15 років тому +1

    a real pro thanks for sharing all this stuff \m/

  • @kristenellsworth9621
    @kristenellsworth9621 Місяць тому

    Mr. Seven is just so fucking badass.

  • @mossberg451
    @mossberg451 13 років тому +2

    he is damn good

  • @alexhardcore77
    @alexhardcore77 13 років тому

    yeaaahhh excelent rifff !!!!

  • @Thescottievo
    @Thescottievo 14 років тому

    its his white version of the Ibanez Mtm1 but they only sell the black and blood red one

  • @8KilgoreTrout4
    @8KilgoreTrout4 Місяць тому

    How's your live settings vs studio? "Oh wildly different...". This is the type of shit I wish I had access to when I was starting

  • @JordnBee
    @JordnBee 11 років тому

    0:26 - gotta love the big, tight low end :P

  • @TheJDgaff
    @TheJDgaff 15 років тому

    true i do have the cd, but i almost forgot about it sometimes. It still wasn't that crazy, but definitely more intense.

  • @lostandfound667
    @lostandfound667 12 років тому

    well said \m/

  • @ianjohnson171
    @ianjohnson171 12 років тому

    @SuperMetallicaGuy thanks bud

  • @PhukTheLogic
    @PhukTheLogic 12 років тому

    @CrowbarSC2 U took that long to notice? =P

  • @StanwoodSpartans
    @StanwoodSpartans 12 років тому +22

    1. Cables will effect your sound to a small degree, use high quality THICK cables.
    2. Electricity will effect your sound, use a power conditioner to clean and protect your gear.
    3. Pickups will effect your sound, use high quality passive/active pickups.
    4. Wood type will effect your sound, look it up.
    5. String guage, and string metal will effect your sound.
    6. Standing up and playing guitar gives you more harmonics, as any physics teacher.
    7. Sound and soul is mostly is the hands.

  • @XBlackWhitePantherX
    @XBlackWhitePantherX 13 років тому

    @brux559 of course :)

  • @TheInfiniteNine
    @TheInfiniteNine 14 років тому

    @Teqnick He has a death metal project planned? plz tell me about it.

  • @soloseeker77
    @soloseeker77 14 років тому

    I currently have a Behringer tube amp, and a Line6 floor pod. I also got this graphic EQ pedal. He's exactly right - once it gets loud, my behringer, which isn't capable of Slipknot, will lose a lot of sustain. The gain almost disappears; its hard to explain. But I'm about to buy a Line6 Spider 4 and sell my pedal board.

  • @deathcore1239
    @deathcore1239 12 років тому

    @SuperXXDOOMXx usually. but about half of the iowa album is in drop A and a couple songs on all hope is gone are drop A as well (i know psychosocial is. not sure about others, i hate that album hahaha)

  • @ixijmackixi
    @ixijmackixi 11 років тому

    I had no idea that Mick and Jim know so much about tone.

  • @ChetterNugget
    @ChetterNugget 14 років тому

    @moneymoney220666
    Thats his number in the band. Thats why he has Seven on his fretboard and it tatted on his left forearm:P

  • @m70c00l
    @m70c00l 12 років тому

    i neeeed more watttts damnit

  • @ivoroot17
    @ivoroot17 12 років тому

    @fortyfiveden All Hope Is Gone es la cancion.

  • @RahulKapoor9992
    @RahulKapoor9992 15 років тому

    haven't you one seen the roadrunner all star concert??????
    they played so many songs and the only one the guitars were off beat was surfacing that is a very difficult song to play!!

  • @fargenvonwitbier
    @fargenvonwitbier 15 років тому

    Depends on what you mean by "like him".

  • @MatteEttam
    @MatteEttam 14 років тому

    Someone know what size on the strings he use? And what like "mark" he use on hes stings? I finded before on a Interview but can't find it now.

  • @FFJabarr
    @FFJabarr 12 років тому

    at 4:03 what song is that riff from? BAD ASS.

  • @Roman007M
    @Roman007M 12 років тому

    I Want MTM1!

  • @homes1900
    @homes1900 14 років тому

    thats what i thought.. its not one of their best songs but i have that album and it sounded familiar

  • @MattCaseyMusic
    @MattCaseyMusic 15 років тому

    I thought the same when i started out... then you get used to it... then some one tells you about scales... then you practice even more... and then they mention sweeping arrpegio;s then you practice lots too :)
    Picking speed shouldn't be that hard, just make it tight and start off steady never rush otherwise you get really sloppy :)

  • @Kradsen666
    @Kradsen666 14 років тому

    Mick Thomson the best guitar player

  • @ValHazzard
    @ValHazzard 11 років тому

    music is subjective....what someone considers horrible might be someone else's favorite song or band

  • @borko997
    @borko997 12 років тому

    @cafedekashmir1 Slipknot - Vendetta

  • @ianjohnson171
    @ianjohnson171 12 років тому

    what song is that in the beginning?

  • @guitarsenpai420
    @guitarsenpai420 11 років тому

    Fuck Yeah Mick!

  • @BrutallicExplosions
    @BrutallicExplosions 12 років тому

    @Cataclysm30197 I know, but...damn...

  • @SirKiwi777
    @SirKiwi777 12 років тому

    ----Seymour Duncan Signatur "seven" ----the Blackout´s AHB 3

  • @hellfireshell
    @hellfireshell 12 років тому

    Well his latest MTM's feature Blackouts..if that makes you fell any better

  • @BioGenocideSCD
    @BioGenocideSCD 12 років тому

    @HitaroX Nah, mainstream just means their popular. Them being generic is just your opinion.

  • @mawbts530
    @mawbts530 14 років тому +3

    I never thought Slipknot had a really amazing tone, but Rivera is really cool

  • @MegaDDROCKS
    @MegaDDROCKS 12 років тому

    @fortyfiveden Its Gematria (The Killing Name)

  • @Daudiu
    @Daudiu 12 років тому

    What about Blackouts? He also uses blackouts, right?

  • @whitaker_media
    @whitaker_media 12 років тому

    @ryratseph Hahahaha sorry but no, I'm not so easy to impress as all of you where one note melts my face off. It takes many many notes composed in a very ingenious way to get me to even turn my head towards it.

  • @dangerzone667
    @dangerzone667 14 років тому

    aha.... you should open your eyes at derek roddy vidz...
    the sonor pedals are for short accents, he plays a double bass pedal from AXIS.

  • @dupak007
    @dupak007 12 років тому

    My God.

  • @XmusicXwhoreX
    @XmusicXwhoreX 15 років тому

    god.

  • @JookySpim
    @JookySpim 14 років тому

    @moneymoney220666 think what number is he in the band?

  • @touretul
    @touretul 14 років тому

    1:20 lick is very similar to Gojira's From the Sky.

  • @assaulter626
    @assaulter626 15 років тому

    What is the exact name of his guitar in 0:10???
    PLS ANswer.
    God BLess!!!

  • @str8bttr
    @str8bttr 14 років тому

    I agree that there is nothing more frustrating than having a bass player's rig in the same frequencies as you and drowning you out.

  • @BillyBons.
    @BillyBons. 3 роки тому

    3:56 sounds like hatredcopter from dethalbum .

  • @Mario4526
    @Mario4526 14 років тому

    does anyone know where his guitar is made in????

  • @FFJabarr
    @FFJabarr 12 років тому

    @FFJabarr Gematria, figured it out.

  • @fargenvonwitbier
    @fargenvonwitbier 14 років тому

    I still wonder why he had a Knucklehead Tre sitting on top of his KR7 head.

  • @341wwe
    @341wwe 12 років тому

    @MegaSlayTalliThrax Yeah, but Mick is much taller :P

  • @Ellisd326
    @Ellisd326 12 років тому

    medaows in hartford 2001...ozzfest...slipknot blew all the speakers in the middle of eyeless

  • @Njk570
    @Njk570 12 років тому

    Does he use Pert Plus?

  • @hendrixforever92
    @hendrixforever92 15 років тому

    whats the song hes playing in the begining?

  • @hardcoredemise
    @hardcoredemise 7 років тому +7

    heres like a new age kerry king. raiders jersey sun glasses

    • @Slamthulhu
      @Slamthulhu 7 років тому +7

      Except this guy can play like a monster and write good songs instead of just coasting off the other guitarists talent lol

    • @hermasmora
      @hermasmora 4 роки тому

      Maby

    • @hermasmora
      @hermasmora 4 роки тому

      @@Slamthulhu yeah

  • @SuperMetallicaGuy
    @SuperMetallicaGuy 12 років тому

    @ianjohnson171 No prob. :)

  • @perroguardian666
    @perroguardian666 13 років тому

    mick is GOD

  • @FlameX15
    @FlameX15 15 років тому

    by repeating chords in all of his songs?

  • @homes1900
    @homes1900 14 років тому

    i already know that

  • @derKleine92
    @derKleine92 15 років тому

    An Ibanez MTM 1 I think

  • @justinebueng1171
    @justinebueng1171 11 років тому

    Im one that learns from all genres

  • @RahulKapoor9992
    @RahulKapoor9992 15 років тому

    listen to the dagger by roadrunner united and you'll know a fraction of what paul is capable of