Sunn O))) Drone Metal Guitar Lesson - Orthodox Caveman

[@captainsweeb9905]

Sunn O))) is basically what plays when you enter the void that Black Sabbath was talking about.

[@DoesItDoom]

Yep!

[@Louzahsol]

I usually have sunn o))) on while I’m playing dark souls

[@ReyCarmesi97]

@@Louzahsol a whole experience

[@denisborzov8406]

@@Louzahsol I never really wanted to play Dark Souls... but now I do.

[@Louzahsol]

@@denisborzov8406 it 100% beats the OST for atmosphere building. I reccomend cannon

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

Imagine what would have happened back in 1955 if Marty Mc Fly had played this!

[@DoesItDoom]

🧠)))

[@mykep9112]

Your grandchildren are gonna love it

[@hellsbells1151]

a comedy? inagne..a HORROR FLICK WITH SUNN DRONES...CRAZED ULTRA LOUD SECT...MAKES BABY SACRIFICES...FRY IT. WITH. VOLUME. BRRRROOOOOM. BRROOM. IDEA FOR NEXT SHOW? HUMAN SACRIFIce TRUE EVIL BASS..COME ON SUNN. STOP PUSSYING ROUND. BACK TO BLACK. BLACK IS STILL YOUR BEST..

[@geekydiy5323]

I guess you guys aren’t ready for that…..but your chicken sacrificing grandchildren will loveit

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

*That has to be the heaviest tone I’ve seen on your channel. 🏆 Made my house shake playing it in my studio!*

[@AndreaTurini_theAND]

Still one of my fav tunes by the druid boys. Perfect lesson as always - that tone is everything

[@DoesItDoom]

Some of the heaviest riffs ever. Glad you liked the tone.

[@ZGtx]

I find it incredibly similar to the tone in Teiresias by Baroness. Maybe is it the same guitar?

[@hellsbells1151]

@@ZGtx its way older then baroness

[@gudjon_jonsson]

Sunn's drummer is by far most underrated drummer out there

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Actually, check out the "O))) Presents… Pentemple" album - Sin Nanna sits in on drums, and it's really interesting hearing blast beats with Sunn O))) drones.

[@Gabriel-bt7ix]

lol Check out the song "Etna"

[@lesterunwin]

@@davelanciani-dimaensionx thank you for the suggestion 👍

[@hellsbells1151]

yea i ve seen gravetemple 2 x i m a huge sunn fan since 2003 ....No drums...no drums btw i find altar their worst album and worst show in londen. however the other 20+ gigs were awesome..always incredible .but the gravetemple..no..boring..anoying drums .I ADORE SUNN LIVE BURIAL CHAMBER TRIO ALSI AWESOME...PENTEMPLE..NOT FOR ME..THANKS..LOVED THERE 2020 GIG WOW..

[@alexcaprio]

Same for their back up singer

[@lordymosh]

That tone is perfect for drone/doom.

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you dig it!

[@matthewoshea7224]

Drone metal sounds like the soundtrack to “Mandy.” I dig it.

[@Bloodrammer]

That's because Stephen O'Malley (aka one half of Sunn O))) ) took part in recording the soundtrack to Mandy! But you probably already know that, six months have passed, after all.

[@LVCID777]

What a great movie

[@michaelorourke7032]

Steve, Your guitar sounds amazing, by far one of the best doom/drone sounds on instruction video. Its thick rich distortion makes the songs sound fantastic when you play them. Thanks for the video, they really help my playing and sound every time.

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked the video Michael!

[@tylerdougherty2981]

Good God that's heavy.... I would say that most definitely dooms....love to see the drone metal steve!!! One of my favorite genres thanks to the Chanel...

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked the lesson!

[@theetempleovdoom3863]

Damn, now THAT's some doomy tone! I had to crank my volume all the way up to fully appreciate it in proper SUnn O))) fashion.

[@DoesItDoom]

🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@hellsbells1151]

HAHA. AN EXPERT. YOU ARE 100% CORRECT FULL VOLUME ONLY

[@bruhbruh-dz4lm]

i wonder what this tone and riff would sound like with a really really really slow phaser

[@StarcleBlaze]

Like a shroom OD

[@EasyHeat]

Sounds F'N huge amigo! That First Act git-fiddle is a freakin' beauty! Stay gold man!

[@tompritchard6658]

This channel is so OP

[@MrMatthewlashway]

Hail the drone!!!!!! Loving it so far my dude! Dude the new first act is sick!! Can’t believe you got that piece!

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it, Matt. Yeah, I feel very lucky to have this guitar.

[@hellsbells1151]

wich you mean? i love sunn..

[@maviandy1]

Beautiful. What a great lesson. Thank you.

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it! 🤘🏻

[@GregDixson]

Saw Sunn o))) play live a few years back. My jeans were vibrating, and my nostrils, and the hairs on my head!.. Brilliant! Gonna try this, been suffering with tendonitis so can only guitar in small doses,maybe doom is the way forward for my playing

[@DoesItDoom]

Yes! Definitely worth exploring some drone if you’ve got tendinitis issues. Have battled similar issues on and off for years. Oddly the single finger drop tuning chord shape irritates my wrist more than the typical R5 shape in normal down tuning. So you might try Astd vs Drop A and see which causes you less irritation. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@GregDixson]

@@DoesItDoom Thanks yea I think it may help. Mine is in my picking arm elbow, so think the slower movements may help on that side. Subscribed, looking forward to more doom coming my way. Cheers

[@seaofseeof]

...I never noticed how much this song sounds like 'Seven Angels' by Earth.

[@DoesItDoom]

Ive heard people say it’s a cover… I don’t think I’d say that, but the influence is heavy.

[@MarvinMonroe]

Yeah I listened to Orthodox Caveman for the first time in like 10 years last week. And in those ten years I've become a huge Earth fan and I really noticed how it sounds so similar

[@arminscherenberg1160]

This is so drone, my mobile phone speakers completely melted down. Love from germany

[@interesting_tuna]

God I love Sunn. This song and Báthory Erzsébet are some of my favorite songs in the world. Thanks for the lesson. Beautiful guitar!

[@alexcorona]

I never knew first act had a custom shop, it looks incredible!

[@melchormacareno1337]

Thank for the encouragement. You are a hell of an instructor. I need more depth in the tuning Of drop "A" . A short video demonstrating on how to tune drop "A". Thanks boss keep up the good work.

[@DoesItDoom]

You’ll need strings in the range of 13-65 or so on gauge. Tune the entire guitar to B-standard and then drop the pitch of the 6th string to match the pitch of the 4th string (A). That’s drop A. It will require your nut slots to be cut wider and your guitar will need a full setup (action, intonation, neck relief). You may also need to drill out the 6th string tuning peg to accommodate the 65 string.

[@straubzilla]

Sick! Glad to see the guitar is getting the love that she deserves.

[@DoesItDoom]

Love it!!

[@moonicproductions]

Stellar tone man!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Otu!

[@doRevMav]

Sick guitar dude! I'd love to see a Baroness song breakdown, maybe something from the red or blue album?

[@DoesItDoom]

Yeah man. Awesome guitar. Will do a song breakdown at some point for sure.

[@Rob-kc2xd]

Isak!

[@doRevMav]

@@Rob-kc2xd either that or horse called Golgotha

[@tunlaw3076]

@@Rob-kc2xd Tower Falls would be even better

[@benstokes7964]

I love Doom Metal. It doesn’t cost this much money to get a great Doom guitar sound. I get amazing heavy tones with a Peavey Predator, Squire Vintage Modified Mustang, Squire Classic Vibe Jaguar, Mexican Stratocaster from 2004 and an Epiphone SG Standard. The Strat has Seymour Duncan SSL1s and the Peavey has Dragonfire Texas Blues single coils everything else is stock. I play a Marshall Mg100 head with 4x 12 cab, a Peavey Bandit 1x12 combo and a cheap Doner compressor pedal. I think I got it all used except for the Peavey (1st guitar I ever got in 1995) for around 2000 bucks. It all sounds fantastic. It’s cool to spend more if you like gear that costs more, but it isn’t required. It’s actually sort of anathema to my ideals concerning doom metal. It’s working class music, not something you need a Charvel custom shop guitar and vintage tube amp for. These sounds are not high fidelity. They aren’t supposed to be. Just my two cents.I love the channel

[@swissarmyknight4306]

I'm getting a similar sound from a PRS SE 277 baritone, a RAT, a Strymon Deco (optional, used as a multitracker), a Wampler Superego compressor (50/50 blend, lots of compression but blended to simulate a driven tube amp at high volume) and a Roland Jazz Chorus (I sold all my other amps, using the chorus, again optional and not identical to Sunn). I'd use a giant cab if I was trying to piss off my neighbors. I guess I should try an octaver, cause it sure sounds great, probably the missing ingredient. Sunn is actually using some very expensive gear (those Sunn amps are pricey these days), so kinda in a way you're wrong about the genre, but but kinda in a way you're right about music in general, because most of the time in electric guitar music you don't really need expensive gear to get a great sound, you just need "good enough" tools and you need to know how to use the tools you have. Frankly, I don't think you really need fancy gear for any sound. If you aren't rich, just get workhorse gear. I'm 100% sure you could achieve this sound on a very small budget with modellers and know-how. Good guitar, good setup, good pickups, everything else is highly negotiable.

[@brucecampbell6698]

Its 4:43 am and this is all the coffee I need to start the day

[@DoesItDoom]

☕️)))

[@brucecampbell6698]

@@DoesItDoom my 13 year old daughter just got her first guitar, and she's hooked on your channel. Thanks brother

[@DoesItDoom]

@@brucecampbell6698 that’s pretty cool!!! My sons are still very young but I’m hoping they will like to play.

[@handler_music]

Good pitchshifter makes some nice sound too

[@chriscurran1967]

Very cool lesson Steve!!! Very heavy!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it, Chris. Amazing song.

[@phogue1]

Damn, Drop A. You can see the string vibration in the video.

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@lesfrithdidier2745]

Cool guitar lesson! Sounds good ✌️. The strings are very heavy! 😁. I play this with the fortin fuzz 🔥🔥

[@michaeldoerksen2841]

Sunn o))) Aside, and I don't mean that lightly, this is a great lesson and always love the channel. Any chances of some early Earth, Boris, Godflesh, Dark Buddha Rising, or Ufomammut lessons?

[@DoesItDoom]

Have lessons for Earth - Seven Angels and Boris - Heavy Friends up on the channel. 🤘🏻

[@gimmenames9039]

Godflesh!! Yes pls!

[@marundertow8812]

i was waiting for this lesson!! )))))

[@DoesItDoom]

Awesome! I hope you liked it.

[@juan666q]

This sounds fantastic

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Michael!

[@bruhbruh-dz4lm]

legendary band.

[@DoesItDoom]

Yep!

[@pvdd1e932]

Sunn O))) makes me feel a rare feeling yk. Feeling of anxiety, except YOU are causing it to the world around you.

[@melchormacareno1337]

You are hell of an instructor. You just encourage me to play some drone....thanks bro. i need a little breakdown on how to tune down to drop ' A'. A short video on how to tune drop '" A". Thanks keep up the good work boss.

[@jonathanmatthews6478]

First sunn song I truly learned to love 🙏❤️

[@DoesItDoom]

Such a great tune.

[@spacealienjesus709]

Fuck yeah, more Sunn , please.. Killer channel , stay dark..

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tristantzara3995]

MORE DRONE METAL PLEASE.

[@ElectraOmega]

This lesson is EXACTLY what I needed to find today! ⚰🎸🤘💀🤘🎸⚰

[@regularnimnule9715]

I don't listen to much doom metal at all but your vid definitely had me hitting the subscribe button.

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Crabdealer9]

Great lesson as always! Your hair is looking great too!

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked the lesson! 🧙🏻‍♂️

[@IGP510]

I watched this on my phone and my neighbors are already mad. 10)))/10)))

[@DoesItDoom]

Haha!!

[@Therealbackslabbath]

My ears just 69’d each other. That was incredible tone!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks! Fun tone to chase.

[@camjohnholtz3987]

Could I get a doom tone with a tweed fender bass man combo? Love the looks of them

[@DoesItDoom]

I'd give it a shot!

[@camjohnholtz3987]

@@DoesItDoom ok thanks! I’ll try one out

[@mattsteele3031]

Love it. Thanks Steve.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching Matt. 🤘🏻

[@juls4559]

Thx si much for this lesson. I love this song.

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it! Some heavy fucken riffs.

[@dannyhood4007]

Most progressive from sunn o)

[@Insanicide13]

Was considering getting an SG with P90s. How would those do for doom? I know early Sabbath used them but i mean for modern doom

[@DoesItDoom]

Greg Anderson has used P90’s in Sunn, actually. Great pickups.

[@Insanicide13]

@@DoesItDoom thanks man. This might be the last bit i needed to get me to make the purchase

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@djrug]

Playing with this much gain, pickup choice is kinda moot. 😉🤟

[@GodlessSuns]

Great tone man :)

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks Peter! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@gimmenames9039]

Pls do more Sunn O))) vids!

[@DoesItDoom]

Anything in particular?

[@Metalbass1979]

If that tone got any bigger, it would probably cause the earth to shake.

[@loombaron]

what tuning is that? love your guitar bro, nice one!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man. Drop A.

[@macb5153]

Awesome as always Steve! What is your amp setting?

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it Mac. Bright and normal volumes both on 6, bass 10, mids 4, treble 3, pres 3, vol 5.

[@dualtahunter4043]

Quite possibly the heaviest riff of all time

[@DoesItDoom]

Agreed.

[@BotiValdez]

You're awesome dude /,, /

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching brother.

[@nomadben]

Sounds fucking killer

[@MusicUncaged6220]

Thanks for your content ! I was wondering if you could do a lesson on Proton Lander by Space Slug? That's one awesome song🤟

[@DoesItDoom]

Drop it on the request list at www.doesitdoom/requests

[@beau-2222]

That fucking tone. 💪

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it, Beau!

[@orion10x]

Sunn's tribute to Earth's "Seven Angels".

[@DoesItDoom]

Highly derivative indeed.

[@tahoetyler]

Hey- do doomers & droners us noise gates? Can you recommend one?

[@DoesItDoom]

I can’t imagine someone who plays drone using a noise gate. Some guys playing doom do. It’s not very common.

[@isolateddemon9438]

great as always! what about some early earth stuff.keepe it up!!!

[@DoesItDoom]

Here’s a lesson I did for Seven Angels by Earth kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoSWpaeFocp9nZI

[@RealMattRock]

Hi Steve, Nice video. Just want to know how you set the sunn model T? THX

[@DoesItDoom]

Plugged into the center input. Normal and bright volumes both on 6. Bass on 10, mids on 4, treble on 3, presence on 3, volume on 5. If you go look through Sunn’s IG you can see they set their amps similarly, with some slight variation amp to amp.

[@RealMattRock]

@@DoesItDoom Thank you Steve

[@cavemanskates93]

Is it possible to do Pallbearer - The Legend tab?

[@DoesItDoom]

Could happen. Drop it on the request list at doesitdoom.com/requests

[@cavemanskates93]

@@DoesItDoom Done ✅💀😈🎸

[@loganberman]

Love the content man! Do you have a band yourself?

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man. No band, this is what I do.

[@loganberman]

@@DoesItDoom I dig it!

[@PULPDOOM]

Would a Behringer UO300 Octaver give me a similar effect to your octave up?

[@DoesItDoom]

I believe that pedal is octave down. Very different circuit and effect.

[@metj6885]

Best place to start for sunn if my fav bands are sleep and electric wizard ?

[@DoesItDoom]

Give the Black One album a few spins. You’ll recognize this tune and probably like it. A few other songs on there are pretty accessible as well.

[@FuzzedDrones]

What are your setting on the model T ? This tone is spot on !

[@DoesItDoom]

Plugged into the center input. Normal and bright volumes both on 6. Bass on 10, mids on 4, treble on 3, presence on 3, volume on 5. If you go look through Sunn’s IG you can see they set their amps similarly, with some slight variation amp to amp.

[@aspharts]

Does Model T make much to the resulting tone? How do you think is it achievable with Matamp GT2 or Verellen Meatsmoke?

[@DoesItDoom]

The thing I notice with my Model T compared to my 100/120 watt amps is that it has more low end. I have to think that Meatsmoke can do the tone without issue.

[@aspharts]

@@DoesItDoom ah I see, that's probably the key. Octaver octaves sound up or down?

[@DoesItDoom]

They Hypercoven is an analog octave-up, similar to the input side of the Life Pedal.

[@aspharts]

@@DoesItDoom by the way, in the original song there are separate guitar and bass, so guys didn't need for solely deep guitar tone with lots of bass, also because it is almost impossible to achieve it through regular guitar cabinet unless it is 6x12 Emperor which didn't exist at the date of recording afaik

[@DoesItDoom]

Try blending in a 2x15 if you ever get a chance. Sunn don’t use ‘em but they bring the low end like nothing else.

[@johnbikemaster1525]

Amazing lesson, but need more )))

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@kazukihiratani]

Hey man, since I am a pedal novice, what kind of PSUs should I be looking for to use with these three pedals?

[@DoesItDoom]

Hey man, our pedals function on a standard 9V boss style center negative power supply. This is what I use currently: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PedalPwr2Pls--voodoo-lab-pedal-power-2-plus-8-output-isolated-guitar-pedal-power-supply?mrkgadid=1000000&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gdsa&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=livesound&lighting&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=39700065013198003&lid=39700065013198003&ds_s_kwgid=58700007229425429&device=m&network=g&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9009987&creative=537361853724&targetid=aud-407419757001:dsa-1385849817010&campaignid=6730319011&awsearchcpc=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAwKyNBhBfEiwA_mrUMnrGX-K2FoTpYH8elozljrimXrcHV680PODsRW8WNLQO75CDs71F7xoCT48QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@kazukihiratani]

@@DoesItDoom Wicked! Thank you, brother! I can't wait to assemble my wall of doom! Hopefully there's a few Hypercovens still available after Christmas!

[@michaelolz]

First Act? They make high-end guitars?

[@DoesItDoom]

They had a pretty crazy custom shop in Boston for several years. Was really just a marketing vessel for the brand. They built guitars for a lot of underground metal and hardcore bands of the era. Long since closed down though.

[@michaelolz]

@@DoesItDoom geez! That’s too bad. That guitar sounds really good. By the way, forgive my rudeness, great video! I often wondered how Sunn O))) created their sound. And I like doom metal so I’ll be subscribing.

[@DoesItDoom]

@@michaelolz glad you liked it. Thanks for the sub. 🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@ferminmugaguren4916]

Sorry but what guitar is it? It's precious

[@justinwolz4932]

I'm gonna need you to slow down those riffs so I can learn them. 😏

[@Witchpit]

Heavy as Hell)))

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@hellsbells1151]

nice. dont forget the bongfog. ..

[@handler_music]

try to do some The Body

[@purba999]

прекрасно

[@januszjankes6423]

🤘👹👹🎸🎸👹👹🎸🎸👹👹🎸🎸👹👹🎸🎸👹👹🤘 Hej bro w 💯 zajebisty mocarny potężny dźwięk gitary diaboliczny zajebisty po prostu super

[@DoesItDoom]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻

[@brenomordida]

Hey! Cool to see you here! Always see you on 666mrdoom 🤘🤘

[@januszjankes6423]

@@brenomordida 🤘👍🎃🤗🎸👹🤘

[@jango7778]

That low A could cause an earthquake ,menacing tone 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks dude!

[@hellsbells1151]

THEY DID. IN 2020 IN KORTRIJK. EARTHQUAKE ALARM. AND. FIRE BRIGADE. INSANLY LOUD. EVEN IN JAN 2020

[@josephlara2339]

I ran this video through my fuzz

[@DoesItDoom]

🤌🏻

[@TheChrispablo]

THICCCCCC

[@justinwindley5295]

Badasss

[@SlyHikari03]

If space actually had sound, it would sound something along the lines of Sunn O)))

[@justinwolz4932]

Orthodox Caveman sounds like a slightly different Seven Angels by Earth.

[@user-sg6fb4ip5h]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked the lesson!

[@larrytownley2231]

To megatheron??!!

[@justinwindley5295]

No I use the sun pie ember fire from the 70s I forget what model anyway all that to that my to my drums Into mixing board only Into a PVP a head Ran straight for cab 4 and a floor Sun amplifiers forever

[@davidcarpenter9232]

Yeah man ,,, hope all is well w/ U & Ur-s ... Best way 2 learn a song ,,, is 2 tab it out 4 Ur-self ... Can't pass-up a free-bee ,,, no it'z alot of fun/work ... Thankz 4 the E-mail D-L ... Later man ... D

[@hellsbells1151]

my god. energy vampire alert. beard. creature. makes me...sleeeeepyyý

[@D-A-1776]

I love my rat, especially for the price.

[@DoesItDoom]

Still the best. 🐀🐀🐀

[@D-A-1776]

@@DoesItDoom . Definitely, I'll never part with it. Definitely gonna try one of your pedals soon though

[@clugokillscluco]

Hey Steve how was the amp set? Were all the pedals in the front of the amp?

[@DoesItDoom]

Guitar > HYPERCOVEN > Rat > DOOMCASTER into the center input on the amp. Bright and normal volumes both on 6, bass 10, mids 4, treble 3, pres 3, vol 5.

[@Dirge4july]

Tune the guitar down to B A or G , click on your rat pedal, hit the open note over and over again real slow. Blamo doom.

[@DoesItDoom]

Blamo!

[@TheOriginalEUrban]

Anyone else double the playback speed?

[@DoesItDoom]

The best way to learn Sunn songs in general lol.

[@justinwindley5295]

Got one&//

[@wout808]

OK, and now slo.. Oh, wait.

[@hellsbells1151]

SUNN O LPS ARE FOR THE RICH ONLY. OOH AND THE INSANE..WHO GIVES A HOOT THAT...1 KG PLASTIC SOUNDS BETTER? LIVE BEST BAND ASK YOURSELF. HOW MANY TIMES YOU LISTEN TO A FULL SUNN LP?? ME. YEA ORACLE BLACK..WHITES GRIMROBES. BUT LIFE METAL? NOO..LOVED THE RAGA. GIG. AWESOME

[@kataklysm6542]

Don’t doom bands run out our things to write playing chords at 50bpm?

[@kiddcomet3563]

😵‍💫😵🎸

[@asherplatts6253]

The Octatonic scale! Or it has a maj7, maybe it's a symmetric scale doubled up at the tritone... That would be hwhwhhwhwh so... nonetonic? Very cool.