Can you play METAL on a STRAT? | SpectreSoundStudios

A brief history of the Fender Stratocaster and how it's been used to create rock and metal music. We crank up the amps & put it to work on a metal mix!
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[@STE4LYOURFACE]

I play metal with a uke

[@stephen_mp4]

Legend

[@ravendemo4980]

now that’s too much

[@reni_ayv]

Same tbh

[@Breaker197]

Only traditionally constructed ukeleles of mammoth bone are trve kvlt

[@cockandballs4592]

LOLL

[@2Ursos1]

Iron maiden...the end. close video.

[@papatk8323]

they use active,pickups.

[@ahmadmoussa3771]

lol first thing that came to mind as well

[@jakedavis6943]

Jeff from slayer used em shortly, motorhead early on had a couple, Jake E Lee, and even Chris Holmes used em, up until people wanted the different shapes like Vs, everyone had strats/les pauls.

[@david55509]

exodus, enougth said

[@maxjbg]

Thank you!

[@gelatinous6915]

Absolutely you can! Even without a humbucker. Set the switch to position four, turn the tone down, and use a darker amp w/ the treble turned down. You get a bright but still mid-present sound that works really really good at slightly lower gain, it gets you the good parts of hi-gain without the shrill hi-treble or buzzy tones that come with driving guitars too hard.

[@then00brathalos]

another method is using the neck pickup, tone it to mid or mid low (5-3) depending on the occasion, the tone is really thick

[@phatnana2379]

@Gelatinous I got a Hot Rails in the bridge position of my '91 American Strat Plus and it's GRUESOME! I put new 500k Pots in it, keep the toggle all the way down to just the bridge pick-up, tone-knob at about 50%, it's set up for and stays in C#-Standard, and plays out a cheap-ass, solid-state Marshall MG100-HCFX... I play it on the Clean channel and get my distortion with a TC Electronics Dark Matter (Gain knob dimed, level: 12:00, Bass: 4:00, Treble: 1:00, Voice: Up) paired with a Tube Screamer Mini (Tone: 9:00, Level: 10:00, Gain: 3:00). ISP Decimator is an absolute necessity ethics set up tho.. My band plays a mix of Grind, Hardcore, Black Metal, Power-Violence, and Punk so when I'm setting up at a show, people look at me like "Wtf? Is this dude for real?" But... NO JOKE, after EVERY show, multiple people approach me with praises on how crushing my rig sounds and questions about wtf is going on with "that" Strat lol!! I don't mean to sound like a pretentious douchebag, it's just something I'm super proud of! Ive owned LTD and Ibanez 6/7-strings and Jacksons with active EMGs but my Strat STILL beats them tone-wise! The playability of Strats is just unmatched (for me anyway)! It's a different playability than the LTDs or Jacksons and, when set up for metal, that Strat playability lends itself to a WHOLE lot of unique sounds not often heard in such "extreme" music! * Sorry for writing a book haha but I can gush about tone all day!

[@gelatinous6915]

@@phatnana2379 I've said it before and I'll say it again. 99 percent of the sound in a guitar comes from the pickup.

[@gelatinous6915]

@@then00brathalos Position four on the switch blends the middle and neck pickups, which can create humbucker-style noise reduction. Neck-only can sound thicker, but noisier.

[@ziggy4465]

I have a 1987 American Standard (pictured to the left) and I play metal all the time with the original single coils. I also use the AmpliTube app now to get a more aggressive sound. I used to use Boss pedals through a Marshall 5205 (12W solid state w/ spring reverb) and could still get a very heavy sound. I love bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, and Testament and can get their sounds with this set up. My strings are also 11-49s, so that probably adds to the heaviness.🤘🏻

[@custer3176]

An ”elite” metalhead: I think you cant use a strat in metal Jim root: Hold my Jazzmaster

[@davidepannone6021]

Which uses humbuckers and actives too, for that matter lmao. Try to play slipknot on a STOCK s s s strat and hear how shit you sound lmao

[@custer3176]

Davide Pannone It was a joke god damn it 😂

[@spottedsaint957]

He actually plays a modified Telecaster .

[@oliverward5830]

Spotted Saint and he also has modified strats and jazzmasters he uses

[@Ottophil]

Spotted Saint he has strats, and jazzmasters all to the same specs. Emgs

[@michaelgraham9774]

If you are hating just because of his shirt, you are clearly new to this channel.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+Michael Graham :)

[@michaelgraham9774]

SpectreSoundStudios

[@Dhakadice]

...and clearly new to bass players as well. ;)

[@BratislavMetulski]

I am a bass player making bass player jokes 24/7. Whats the problem

[@stereotypicalemousername9507]

Färt Blu as a bass player myself I agree with his shirt

[@psteeg3551]

0:22 loaded with hamburgers? I want that guitar

[@thatchman9605]

psteeg Humbuckers

[@slidey1000]

I am going to refer to all humbuckers as hamburgers from now on.

[@Soldier1287]

hamberkers

[@owenkorando9595]

Yes

[@tonyk_4136]

Thatchman r/woosh

[@davidvashum3572]

Strait is literally the AK 47 of guitar

[@duradura1990]

Strat

[@negativespace8358]

strait

[@caseypayne5138]

**Tele

[@Alkaloid-Odin]

@@caseypayne5138 you spelt strat wrong buddy

[@aaronperez7969]

Does that mean the Les Paul is the m4 of guitars?

[@AnthonyNelsonPhoto]

I recorded my band's first EP with a Stratocaster and a Telecaster! The bite they have really cuts through the mix and lets the bass be REAL darn heavy in the mix.

[@fahdchoudry7763]

Can you play metal with a nylon string classical acoustic guitar?

[@VoxLott]

fahd s lol ye

[@endlessminder]

Scallon can.

[@gonzadiazsola]

endlessminder he can do anything

[@apileofbeans]

Can you play metal with a some paper clips and a subway coupon?

[@ap5965]

When you tune it down it sounds apocalyptic

[@SpladeMC]

On the next episode: Can bears shit in the woods?

[@miguelalejandrogasca78]

this is ducking genious

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

wtap truuuuueeeeeee lol

[@caprise-music6722]

Haha

[@bigpharmasports9120]

wtap followed by is the pope catholic?

[@andrewbergamann7982]

A Beardog: half dog, half bear, Because that way i would live in the house, but i still get to make a doodie in the woods.

[@utterdisaster603]

Kirk Hammett used strats for years

[@seanobrien7568]

hmmmmm

[@MrMrowkaTV]

really?

[@danc3746]

Yes he did, with EMG Active Single Pups

[@Drewitall54]

He did but mostly for load-reload era, which isn’t metal it’s hard rock

[@sarondiesel588]

O really? I thought he was a bass player. Lol

[@ArtyShat]

Who would have thought that the shape of an electric guitar doesn't determine the sound of it. It's all about tuning (specially in metal), pickups, pedals, amps, mic, mix and master. Even an ukulele can sound huge with proper gear behind it.

[@Ilyas702]

Even tuning doesn't really matter, I'm currently djenting in E standard on a SSS strat. It sounds awesome, almost refreshing.

[@Ironsvillage]

Jesus fucking Christ, thousands of people getting triggered by a simple joke written on a t-shirt. Is this real life?

[@TheJofrica]

I am triggered by your religious profanity

[@Ironsvillage]

TheJofrica so be it

[@TheJofrica]

Drummin Djently Lack of capitalization = triggered

[@Ironsvillage]

TheJofrica SRY M8

[@TheJofrica]

Drummin Djently M8? How do you know I am a guy? *triggered*

[@drewscherle5266]

*is a bass player* *sees shirt* *isn't triggered*

[@frejneergaard5309]

Drew Scherle Are you sure you're a bass player? We'll have to send you to the lab for testing.

[@ilikemetal2910]

Frej Neergaard hahahahahaha

[@whyunodye5759]

I play both guitar and bass. Love them both.

[@maxinator80ify]

Sometimes the bass player doesn't cmprehend the meaning of those words

[@oongaboongaman9611]

Is a bass player, fully understands what’s on the shirt, want one of the shirts

[@haydenschmid760]

"Can you play Metal on a Stratocaster?" Yngwie Malmsteen: Am I a joke to you?

[@happyhappy85]

Yes.

[@ericstrat3579]

@@happyhappy85 .. ah, the haters - gonna hate.

[@motogplounge6305]

@@ericstrat3579 how? op asked a question and he answered. malmteen was a joke of a player

[@ericstrat3579]

@@motogplounge6305 “Malmsteen…” - is an all-time great player and one of the most influential players in guitar-playing history.

[@Hehehe-hf7rq]

I keep saying this, "its not the guitar its the AMP!!!!!"

[@AMpr0d]

The single coil gives an interesting sound imo, not as tame as the humbuckers. Definately can work in certain bands.

[@reggietito3261]

a strat with a humbucker is not the strat people are wondering about lol.....

[@afraidteenfury2580]

Krok O'dil he means the more iconic version the single coil strats

[@Melodeath00]

Not really.

[@thomasdinkelspiel1098]

Um no

[@konstantink.2127]

Of course it's about the pickups! I have a custom made guitar, strat style body, but two SD humbuckers! It sounds amazing, and even with not only high, but excessive gain (already hot pickup, distortion pedal and amp gain knob on max). I have plugged once a friend's "real" triple single coil strat into this setup and couldn't get anything out but loud, heavily distorted humming. And that's the difference: I personally like the strat cut way better than a les Paul, but for most metal you pretty much need humbuckers. That's the difference, and since your classical Strat does not have humbuckers, this controversy sparked up. It's not about the guitar, but mostly about the PUs

[@squierjoshyt]

I agree...the video should be "can I play metal with a humbucker in the bridge?" No shit.

[@brocklanders6172]

Shit. You could play Metal on a Gretsch if you had the chops.

[@donnellyseanelly]

Yeah this is pretty laughable. The test should have been done with a range of nice single coil guitars.

[@awertyuiop8711]

That actually could be a request for a video called: "Can you play metal on a Gretsch?" However, the real question is: D0es 0t Djent?

[@thekekgod2403]

Malcolm from AC-DC plays a Gretsch.

[@gonzadiazsola]

TheKekGod acdc aint metal

[@steveedmondson9651]

Doom metal on a Gretsch White Falcon would be sick

[@FACTBOT_5000]

"Can you play metal on a strat?" YJM: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@baykus3006]

He doesn't like metal dude, lol

[@robban668]

@@baykus3006 But he plays it.

[@baykus3006]

@@robban668 he doesnt play metal. its called neoclassical rock

[@billythekid6683]

Bay kus stfu bro

[@dragongamer4753]

@@baykus3006 have you actually listened to anything he has ever made. Its metal.

[@MrShadowofthewind]

Single coils on todays overdrives actually work incredibly well, so many different types of single coils available these days, wich is why so many to it these days, and if you put the infamous middle boost mod of Clapton on your strat it will be incredible for metal.

[@LowEndPCGamer100]

i think of the strat as the universal guitar

[@fadetoblackened4407]

LP

[@k2han]

@@fadetoblackened4407 if you don't play clean, yes.

[@fadetoblackened4407]

Kyle Hanson are you saying les pauls have a bad clean sound?

[@k2han]

@@fadetoblackened4407 humbucker cleans aren't as "interesting" or sparkly, and tend to be a little muddy. Not that it's a bad thing, just hard to make them get a nice jangle.

[@fadetoblackened4407]

Kyle Hanson yeah, I agree, it’s not exactly clean, but more like a crunchy, or dirty tone, so I see your point

[@AirsoftGuys141]

Jim root uses a custom strat with emg pickups. He also uses a custom telecaster with emgs.

[@involuntarytwitch9771]

Doesn't he use a Jazzmaster?

[@gavinrramirez]

Involuntary Twitch He used both

[@MrDeadmania]

the silent gamer doesn't he use a Telecaster ?

[@AirsoftGuys141]

both

[@stinkybojangles4128]

the silent gamer he also uses a custom jazzmaster with emg's as well

[@Star_Taro]

Love the history lesson

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Glad you enjoyed it! More on the way!

[@cementheed]

Yes, Stratocasters are extremely versatile - especially is one puts a humbucker SeymourDuncan pickup, like the hot-rails, or a JB Jr (which will fit perfectly into a single coil mount).

[@Snandra66]

The AK/Strat metaphor actually does make quite a bit of sense, simple, cheap, customizable, and still used in large quantities even to this day.

[@Snandra66]

Also, they are both very commonly copied.

[@TheJayMadd1]

Very true statement!

[@HitmanJenkins1]

Plus both of these things were made for those factors in mind.

[@venomau5speedz]

Maybee a very modified strat. - a normal 50's/60's strat...probably not so much.

[@seymourmaupin6395]

Thanks for explaining such a simple concept. I'd work on saying stuff out loud when your the last one in the room to figure it out. Just saying

[@sebastiansuarez9883]

should've used a higher quality SSS strat :/ that cheap shit isn't a good representation.

[@mostlyirishcarguy8955]

yeah i see what you mean i went to a store and played some metal on an american standard sss and it sounded great.

[@metalmichew2]

exactly my idea, kinda weird putting 2 beasts up against a cheap off brand tbh..

[@mostlyirishcarguy8955]

yea

[@TechDeathCowboy]

The other guitar player in my old band used to play a lot of our shows with a MIM strat with a hot rail. Sounded gnarly

[@Lord_Swoledemort]

I've got an SSS '72 Fender Strat that I play metal/djent etc on. It sounds amazing. I think the problem is too many of us guitarists listen with our eyes and not our ears.

[@TheRockpelle]

Tony Iommi played a strat on black sabbaths debut

[@SuperMisteryMan01]

Really? Did not know that

[@eilliwwasniahc]

Only one song. Wicked World. The pickup or wiring in the Strat failed, no output. For the rest of the album he used his backup, an SG special with P90 single coils that he had just recently acquired. He ended up liking the SG better and never used the Strat again.

[@andrewcoulter7894]

@@eilliwwasniahc He sold the Strat, then years later Geezer saw it in the window of a pawn shop. By the time he got back with some cash, the guitar was gone.

[@dimebagdio4204]

I hated my squire strat for metal for the longest time but after getting a Jackson I learned to appreciate it for the difference in tone. I love it for HM-2 type tones.

[@SJA962]

Short answer: yes No need for video

[@evangerold8800]

I've been trying Metallica on some sort of strat for a while so yea obviously.

[@kalma5003]

Guitar sound is a yes or no question to you. Sure...

[@aimfuldrifter]

Answer is obvious but sometimes it's good to prove one's point.

[@evangerold8800]

+fearless13 well I don't think tuning really matters and I think thrash metal is a metal subgenre

[@SJA962]

It´s called Metal lica for a reason, genius

[@yamasail]

WHY use a cheap knockoff for the single coil test?

[@fireemblemistrash75]

yamasail They didn’t have a regular strat to test

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

lmfao. how?

[@rollipollirock]

sailfish so true my Custom Shop start sounds incredible in metal settings with 8s

[@NECROKAZII]

@@rollipollirock why is the fish sailing?

[@ejw3006]

When it’s not a cheap knockoff the singles on a FENDER strat sound pretty nice even with high gain for metal. Works pretty nice

[@etp4899]

Awesome! I have a Squier Classic 50s vibe strat as one of my main guitars. Had it for 5 years and man, is it killer! Especially after putting a SD Hot Rail in the bridge! I play a lot of punk and metal, along with other genres. Love my strat!

[@camolotshero3537]

after seeing this video i got a hot rail for my strat for the holidays and it sound amazing thank you so much for the information glen you have inspire me to practice my act and improve have a good day

[@KevinMillard68]

i put 3 dual rails in my strat and now i like my strat alot more

[@mal2ksc]

I did the same to my kit build, but the pickups in the kit were awful so that wasn't a very high bar to climb over. :)

[@kaustik185]

noooo! how does the 4th position sound? still glassy and hollow? i imagine it sounds hella full now. not good! :D just a matter of taste i guess

[@sagegracemusic5981]

IRON MAIDEN USE STRATS!

[@Opuskrokus]

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE SAID!

[@1ilduderino]

Iron Maiden!!!!!!

[@scottgerbec5738]

what about Ritchie blackmore?!

[@venomau5speedz]

iron maiden are probably closer to classic rock. i think he means really brutal downtuned death metal.

[@night_fiend6326]

Except they were literally one of the earliest Heavy Metal bands.

[@JaimeAndresJaramillo]

That's a great way to introduce the topic man. Context, history, references... awesome man! You know your shit!! Hope everyone did it like this

[@landofold]

High output single coils sound AMAZING for metal! Really biting and punchy, don't understand why everyone says you have to use humbuckers.

[@jonrivera]

Personally I LOVE the sound of heavily distorted single coils.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I've been playing the same Strat for the past 22+ years in various punk, metal, industrial, and noise projects that I've been involved with. Me and this puppy have been through a LOT together. I bought it for $75 from a friend who was moving away back when I was still in high school. He had intended to get lessons but never did and had barely played it at the time. It's very punished at this point, but it's a punk rock instrument so it definitely looks the part at this point so it has character now.

[@tomastuharsky]

Glenn! I can't believe it's 6 years! And it's still a good video.

[@SophiaAphrodite]

I agree with the hotrail setup. It gives you great lead clarity and still have some attitude on the lows.

[@xCepheid]

Listen to some of Sithu Aye's older albums. He used to use a Fender Strat for all his 6 string songs. It had single coils, sounded heavy as heck.

[@Tr3vor42532]

Yeah, I'd say Messier Object is a good one to show that off

[@AttitudeCastle]

Exactly my thought, and he's a weeb! ;)

[@EvelynSucksAtLife]

Wait. Sithu Aye is the Burmese guy right? Wow I never thought us Burmese people would be talked about by other people!

[@Will-qv6es]

Get a boss metalzone pedal, that is how you get a metal tone

[@ulasgursoy2838]

And no mids. On a spider combo.

[@lawngnome412]

......someone kill that comment with fire please.....

[@gj9665]

+Ulaş Gürsoy with ALL THE GAIN

[@mcorp4268]

and then use a 7 string and don't use a pick.

[@miguelroldao6939]

And don't forget to boost it with a Tube screamer, to get a more organic, full sound.

[@chrismartin8425]

My maple neck strat with the hot rail is pretty heavy. It's extremely versatile and has great intonation. It's my favorite guitar. I hated strata when i was younger. But now, i love them.

[@CoTeCiOtm]

That lead tone was beautiful! Really nice for slower, more melodic leads. A good strat would sound nothing like that cheap knock-off, they actually sound pretty good, but I feel it doesn't lend itself very much for high gain.

[@ipojuca22]

5:38 It's _so easy_ to spot a guitarist who doesn't have the balls to play a bass.

[@insystem7]

To be fair the focus here was the guitar.

[@SomeDudeOnline]

+ipojuca22 I'm not sure what you mean. He is playing a Bass. I'm guessing you're criticizing him for using a pick but he's still playing a Bass guitar. If I'm right, what does playing with or without a pick have to do with bravery?

[@trevorparis]

But the bass is a guitar.

[@Velopod]

Picks on bass are great: 1. More bite to the sound 2. Ability to employ more notes quickly, a feat that very few bassists can accomplish with their fingers alone.

[@insystem7]

SomeDudeOnline He is saying the guy is just playing the bass to fill up the frequencies, he isn't doing any licks or anything interesting with it, he is just using it to fill up the mix. He basically just hit the lowest notes to supplement the guitar. Again the focus was on the guitar, so there was really no need for any good bass playing, just filling up those low frequencies is enough. And yes, before anyone says it, these riffs were perfect for some nice bass riffage. but that's not what the video is about so lets focus on how the guitar sounds.

[@ImGazu]

I'll answer this before even watching this. Cryptopsy played on strats.

[@dainbramage0]

Yeah, none so vile is about as heavy as it gets.

[@sicariusbladehart9525]

for the none so vile record?

[@Phiapet]

Immediately thought of Cryptopsy as well. However, Jon used an emg humbucker in the bridge.

[@ImGazu]

dainbramage0 BMF was pretty heavy too. Mutant Christ and Born Headless for example.

[@ImGazu]

Sicarius Bladehart Yeah I think it was all the way up to Once Was Not

[@camolotshero3537]

I still have my Stratocaster from 9 years ago but I do change my strings and I take in a effort to practice every day so thank you so much for this video I learn something about my Stratocaster and keep up the good work Glenn rock on man

[@johnscott8431]

I play a MIM Stratocaster with 3 hot rails and I couldn’t love the sound any more. Even clean sounds are amazing. Definitely inspired by Dave Murray. Hangs up next to my p-bass, inspired by Steve Harris. Both are three color sunburst, maple necks, with black pickguards and Seymour Duncan pickups. Beautiful set!

[@profundus8946]

I'm thinking of getting a sunburst stratocaster and own a sunburst P bass maple neck and play Maiden every day. Are you me?

[@edreed5571]

@Profundus dumb

[@mcjunior011]

You can play whatever you want with any shit connected to amplifier. Unless you are not pro-guitarist you don't need to confuse about this polemics. Just take you cable and connect it that's all.

[@mutantkoffee]

Mehmet Cumhur nuff said

[@97stratocaster21]

Mehmet Cumhur amen.

[@BOMNN]

MegaCrasherMusic yeah i agree totally i just know alot of dudes that see a guy use the startocaster to play from nu metal to reggeae on the same guitar and theese people go like oh jesus christ get a les paul or sg they look better, i mean they purists dont repect the others likes!

[@rustbeltrestoration]

distortion pedal/gain+drop c = metal

[@legaciestr]

Mehmet Cumhur aynen kanka haklısın ama ingilizcene çalış

[@lenylenyleny]

i love single coil in metal. what a great sound

[@xaviermontoya3105]

+Fire Marshall Bill I know nothing about guitar but you are wrong

[@xaviermontoya3105]

+Fire Marshall Bill It was a joke btw

[@PANICBLADE]

+Fire Marshall Bill Actually they cut way better after dialing them in right. I mean how many people use tone controls on HB equipped guitars? Many just remove them. Strats have that extra brightness and are more dynamic. Modern metal guitarists are begging for extra brightness and dynamics but are bending over backwards to get it when the answer has been in front of them the whole time. Most metal dudes use some kind of overdrive or boost with a noisegate anyway, wiping any concerns about the strat's low output or hum away immediately.

[@primeDecomposition]

I'm a strat/tele guy through and through, but truthfully I can't imagine how one could, say, chug away on like some Periphery riffs on the typical strat bridge pup (even with a tone pot wired to it); but I've only sparingly experimented trying to get a metal sort of tone on a strat just for shits and giggles. Even with 'beefed up' single coils I haven't gotten very far, but admittedly I've only high-gain pedals and BF style amps at my disposal to play with. Like a Mesa Mark V would be much more desirable lol. Have you 'run any experiments' yourself? What works for you?

[@docsmoke7623]

Great video and content!

[@sidthebassist89]

I want that shirt to wear while I play my bass haha

[@davekp6773]

summerson1 It really is excellent and although I am a bass player, I know it is not directed at me because I try to be the complete opposite of the type of bass player Glenn is referring to and as a result I do not need to rebut it.

[@pite9]

The cheap guitar sounded like a strat. The others not so much, because of the pickups. Strats with typical pickups are decent at best if you want a traditional "metal" sound, but they have a sound with a lot of personality. I love that sound personally, and it's very popular in Japan.

[@dissolvemovies8043]

those dislikes from mad bass players ... hahaha

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+DisSolve Movies yep. Lots of unhappy short bus riders!

[@evanpaulsmithfalconfogolin6147]

Fantastic video guys...

[@xenovue4499]

Thanks this helped in my decision for beginner electric.

[@alvarengaaustin]

Happy Birthday Leo Fender! this video is awesome Glenn!

[@marcostama7079]

He looks so much like my ex's father that I punched the screen

[@Stank_Dank_]

sounds like you got personal issues to work on

[@juniorrhere6262]

+Trenton Lambert I laughed so hard at this, more than I should've lolol

[@marcostama7079]

You probably struggle to leak parts of your social media fueled persona into your real life but don't worry mate, we're all one, we'll make it, keep up.

[@juniorrhere6262]

+Marc Stama Who the hell are you talking to?

[@marcostama7079]

Juniorr Here Not you, giggling sidekick.

[@erickleefeld4883]

If you take a regular, fairly modern Strat that has the reverse-polarity pickup in the middle position, then all you really need to do is go to the bridge-middle combination to get the hum canceled out, and make sure to boost your mids on the amp. This will make up for the scooped out sound from the parallel wired combo, and give you back some punch. Then you’ll get a great sound that goes well with heavy distortion, while keeping the individual string articulation for which Strats are so well known.

[@Breaker197]

Precisely what i do with mine. Helps if you start with an already high gain amp and then juice it a little with some overdrive/eq. Then you just noisegate the crap out of it and you're basically good. Sure it's not the super 'full', 'thick' or 'big' sound that everyone seems to have an idiotic obsession with, but who needs that crap? You need your guitar to cut through the mix and have full mids, which the strat does wonderfully. Let the bass and drums have the damn room they need!

[@aydenburris8631]

I like using mine for metal. The twangy sound while playing blues riffs with distortion, topped with chorus and delay sounds sooooo good

[@angrytroll27]

From Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Malmsteen and Marduk. Yeah it can do metal

[@jessickalush3305]

weak metal though.

[@angrytroll27]

have ya heard marduk? n if we didnt have maiden, priest or deep purple where would metal be now?

[@LucruxDCLXVI]

We had Ronnie James Dio, I think we would have been fine

[@angrytroll27]

n who gave dio his big chance? ritchie blackmore.

[@jessickalush3305]

rainbow?

[@VindicareAssassinTTS]

Thobbe Englund from Sabaton plays on a strat with regular single coils.

[@thatguyoverthere531]

It's a shame he left, but the Swedish pagans will still live on!

[@kyordy]

Misha Mansoor from periphery records with a Jackson Strat, and for their last tour played it live for a good portion of the set.

[@shadyburnike264]

F****** love the clarity of the single-coil.. amazing.. I thought the stage sounded pretty good

[@LBibeauB24]

First two years learning guitar I played on a Squier Strat. Played everything from Bon Jovi to Metallica to Children of Bodom on it before I got my first Humbucker guitar.

[@EgoShredder]

If Yngwie Malmsteen can use a Strat for Metal, then that is good enough for me! Also I think Vinnie Moore used them in his earlier days. Some of the lead solo phrases in the demo here were in the style of both the artists I mention. I added a nice Yamaha Pacifica 212VFM to my collection last year, because all my other guitars are super strats with Floyd Rose trems and humbuckers.

[@Trials-and-Tribulations]

Vinnie Moore used Ibanez 540s series back in the day. You might've mistaken Vinnie Moore for Steve vai. Steve vai used a hot rod strat which was basis for his Ibanez Jem. I'm talking about the Green Meanie, that's an Ibanez Jem in a Stratocaster clothing.

[@thorthunderlungs5171]

Dave Murray has been doing it for 40 years.

[@gardhydahl8395]

except that yngwie is shit

[@stubkar]

+Gard Høydahl right.

[@gardhydahl8395]

yeah

[@mattz1686]

I usually play dual humbucker guitars and only just got a strat. The high pitched ping sound I could stand, so I did a few things: Bare Knuckle Ragnarok in the bridge, noiseless springs in the back, foam in the back, brass tone block, String Saver Saddles. Much thicker now!

[@eatass5627]

I like how strats sound with heavy distortion Adds variety

[@TheJayMadd1]

Thobbe Englund from Sabaton plays a Stratocaster :)

[@jb_uwu]

I immediately thought of Thobbe when I read the title. Sadly he's leaving Sabaton.

[@thatguyoverthere531]

Swedish Pagans?

[@kresimir1994]

Yeah, with single coils :)

[@FloodExterminator]

The first metal band thats plays with strats that comes to mind is Iron Maiden

[@HitlerDenAndre]

+Jeroen de Bie last concert on Saturday, sad times

[@Bassistking]

I OWN a 7-string Fender Strat. Fender won't make them anymore. I called Fender to have another one made but I'm told "they're not allowed to make them anymore." Guess I better hold on tight to mine!

[@zbqb84a]

Love that the lead was played with the neck (single coil) pickup.

[@j.richter776]

My first guitar was a squier strat and it's humbucker sounds really nice at metal. I wasn't expecting that as I touched it first after 2 years preferring my Jackson.

[@StopPrism4251]

Ritchie Blackmore. The. End.

[@dylonoverton3738]

PrismEdits oh my gosh ACDC isn't metal

[@dylonoverton3738]

Chaitanya Reddy yeah i love guns n roses. sorry i mixed bands up

[@marioguti9887]

and Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Glenn Tipton, Jannick Gers...

[@talkinboutdstrct]

Andreas Kisser

[@robertopanzalis1059]

Deep Purple ain't metal

[@metalhead557]

Jim Root of Slipknot, and John 5 use Telecasters. Not a stretch of the imagination lol.

[@edwinfields9379]

I believe that Jim Root's guitar is equipped with EMGs.

[@edwinfields9379]

+EJ Fields And he mainly uses Jazzmasters and Strats.

[@metalhead557]

I believe you're right.

[@buzzsaw63]

Both players play humbuckers in those guitars

[@Vaalbara27]

+EJ Fields but they are fender strats...

[@coldwaterboy2226]

of course strats can play metal. Jake E Lee played a strat on the Ozzy album Bark at the moon and look how amazing that turned out

[@Nirolevy1]

I play a 1988 Fender American Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan humbackers, neck and bridge, and a niddle single coil, and a Kahler floating bridge And it does an amazing job also in the metal domain

[@502deth]

im a total strat fan, but come on, a strat is s-s-s. jamming a humbucker in there makes it not a strat any more. that said, i modded my strat with a seymore duncan jb in the bridge, a jb jr mid, and hot rails neck pickups, and it is metal as fuck.

[@Bryan-kl5rr]

so why do you call your guitar a strat then if you put a hot rails in there? fat strats arent stratocasters?

[@TASPlasma]

False, Fender made custom strats that have Humbuckers.

[@502deth]

no. fat strats are not strats. they are bastardized versions. i could stuff a chevy engine in a ford, and this is routinely done on custom rods, but that dont make it a ford. and no tas, they are not only custom, they make standard versions that they put humbuckers in. that still dosent make it right

[@TASPlasma]

deth502 I agree it is off for them to call it a strat, it's likely better for marketing to call it a strat and not some new guitar, but Fender makes them, so they really have the right to define what a strat is, and what it isn't.

[@Bryan-kl5rr]

+deth502 hahahaha ok..

[@lucas-940]

Jim Root from slipknot uses a strat now and then

[@Ethan007Hacks]

mainly uses telecaster

[@tylermorrison4728]

He also has a signature all black strat

[@ZisisJP]

its a custom made for it to reach them sounds of slipknot so doesnt count

[@Ravoren]

Usually plays a telecaster with almost no original equipment installed. He probably prefers the "feel" of the guitar more than the sound. That thing is no longer a Fender.

[@ajalonzo2705]

+Ravoren its basically a frankencaster. all the original pickups are switched out as well as the bridge depending on which guitar it is

[@bluesalamander5527]

Davie504 looks at his shirt Davie504: HOLD MY BEER!!!

[@fredthebasspro2256]

!SLAP!

[@curtislitchfield1378]

I built a Strat using Warmoth parts, Grover hardware, and Duncan pickups. It's got a JB jr. in the Neck, Quarter Pounder in the middle, and a 6-string Pegasus in the bridge. I picked the pegasus because of a Demo by Keith Merrow on the Seymour Duncan website. both humbuckers are coil split using a push/push volume pot. It's a killer metal guitar, and it's what got me back into playing. I'm not a huge strat fanboy by any means, but I use this guitar to learn how to play Intervals tunes. Whether or not you consider that Djent or not, doesn't matter. It's still metal, and my strat sounds great.

[@pilotamurorei]

Ummm, Yngwie, Dave Murray, Uli Jon Roth, Ritchie Blackmore. Why are you even wasting time with this, Glen?

[@GordonHeaney]

None of them are high gain metal though

[@bbrowb885]

+Gordon Heaney Jim Root used a strat for a while. the combined sound from his Strat and Mick Thompsons Ibanez sound great together.

[@sprodezz-1424]

+brendon brown jim has emgs in his strat so it kinda doesn't count

[@mcorp4268]

+SprodeZz- dude it's still a Stratocaster.

[@rat4spd]

And Matthias Jabs.

[@ryshenton]

I always ignored statocasters because I figured they were over used or over rated but I've come to actually see them as some of my favorite guitars now. I don't think the tone is cheesy or anything at all, in fact I kind of love of smooth it is; probably at least more then the Les Paul Gibson, even though I like the Junior probably as much.

[@brainhurty840]

Dude your videos get me through my shifts. You should definitely consider doing a podcast.

[@rars0n]

I've got a Strat with SD Hot Rails in the bridge, they're a pretty awesome pickup especially if you want humbuckers in a Strat the easy way. Great sound.

[@markgowans]

The guitar doesn't really matter I don't think. The magic is all in the fingers.

[@sweetjustice8141]

tuning and tone all the way

[@TallicaMan1986]

Not if you're playing swedish death metal, it won't be heavy enough.

[@themelnibonean7017]

Obituary

[@nathanrae5783]

What a pile of crap. How can fingers make a bigger difference than humbuckers vs single coils? You mad bruv?

[@futret1614]

no no its in the pedals ;)

[@MrRaphaelLippi]

Just put humbuckers...

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

some stacked pickups

[@MrRaphaelLippi]

Humbuckers sound better IMO.

[@tomscioscia9869]

+Raphael Lippi Humbuckers sound different, not better.

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

Single coils for me

[@intherageoflove]

Because of its shape, a Stratocaster sounds like a Stratocaster even with humbuckers. By putting them in maybe you must sacrifice some tipical Strat brightness and if you leave some single coil it may sound incongruous with the humbucker. But on Telecaster, a bridge humbucker sounds very well and matches the rest, always beacuse of it shapes and weight and of course depending on the wood quality. I use to play metal on my Squier, with the right gain, dialing the bass control up to 7.

[@raspberryjuiceentertainmen719]

Can you play metal on a strat? Iron maiden and Kirk Hammett: *YES!!!*

[@ccollins9981]

Why is Sharon Ozbourne pre 9 plastic surgeries talking Metal on Strats?

[@WilliamMcCarthyIII]

what

[@joshstans]

C Collins lmfao

[@ravenjames3873]

no he doesn't

[@Anthonybrother]

Hahahaha

[@I_dont_give_a_care]

C Collins make it wordier

[@TheAmazingCobalt]

*James plays bass James notices this shirt James laughs it off realising it's a joke James moves on* Be more like James.

[@neildmonte8786]

I play Black Metal using a strat, a Squier VM and it works just fine... you do need a noise gate and using overdrive rather distortion helps. I disagreed with this one, lots of guitarists have made the traditional strat work in metal... it might not sound exactly like an EMG guitar but it can sound unique (rather than every other boring plastic album recorded using RG and Dinky guitars).

[@bramabull111]

When i was 15 (18 years ago lol) I heard of this thing called a "hot rail" which turned a single coil into a humbucker. I dont think i knew dave murray was using it to turn the strat into a metal monster, but I knew it would work in theory. Bought one for a hundred bucks and had my shop install it, life was changed for the better forever. 💓 dont be afraid to experiment! I sold that pickup long ago, but Im gonna rebuild my first guitar soon with a new one or maybe a "cool rail" 😀 Find a beater and learn to do your own mods, youll have so much fun and gratifying if you are the tinkering type of person.

[@ReddenDoom]

I find tele's used more often than strats these days, I also notice that dialing in the sound typically has to happen differently, with more overdrive type gain and less distortion.

[@3vann5567]

Someone actually made an ak-47 looking guitar out of a knock-off strat.

[@3vann5567]

The trigger is the whammy bar.

[@djlesinski7978]

Diresta

[@denverrandy7143]

First guitar that I bought with my own money at 15-16 from mowing yards all summer was a MiM Strat Olympic white for 399$ at strings and things in Memphis Tn. Plays metal great,totally agree with Glenn that it does have "quacky" tone elements for sure. About a year later got a Jackson dinky reverse with emgs in it and sounded great. Not Better,just different.🤘👍

[@mavmarkproductions2473]

I use to play metal on a Squier Stagemaster. Came factory with a humbucker and a floyd rose. I set it up in drop B and played it thru a very crunchy Marshall rig. The action played fantastically and i loved the tone.

[@mavmarkproductions2473]

Also dont forget that Jim from Slipknot plays a telecaster!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+Allan DeLisle they're lots of fun with humbuckers :)

[@Arthemesia]

if I remember right. Misha recently got a 7 string strat single coil. ask him to do a video!

[@jrose92081]

In the making of select difficulty video here on youtube mark was playing clean parts on it.Sounds great..

[@sarthakray5887]

Yes but that is an Artistides. This is Fender/Squier.

[@alanwilliams6938]

Hey Glenn, in watching the video it appears that the solo was played using the neck single coil pickup - he was in bridge position on his rhythm parts only but I agree that I really liked his lead sound. I think it's more about the notes being played and the skill of the player than some magical tone formula.

[@antoniettamanzo2145]

Your hair are STUNNING omg I'm so envious

[@CMDRkarstenvader]

I love how this guy is respectful of a blatantly terrible strat, saying it sounded not so great instead of shitting on it, but also wears a shirt saying all bass players are useless. Love this guy.

[@programmedwrong3795]

Does anyone else think this guy sort of resembles Quentin Tarantino with long hair?

[@williamshears8469]

no, he resemples a sea lion

[@Juniversal]

I was thinking Penn Jillette without facial hair lol..

[@hethrham123]

Wayne's world. Wayne's world, excellent

[@AndrewTheHoff]

looks like Metal God Gaben

[@tomdekeijzer1569]

scrolled through the comments to see if anyone else noticed it