Doom Metal Guitar - Iommi Chord Vibrato

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In this Doom Metal Guitar Fundamentals lesson we discuss the mechanics of chord vibrato and how you can use the technique to add thickness, sustain, and dissonance to your doom metal guitar riffs.
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[@darthmuki2674]

You got me at "power and thickness"

[@DoesItDoom]

))))))

[@andredegiant3876]

Same, my gf is a bodybuilder... in my head hehe

[@metatron333ascension]

he had me at Iommi

[@soulfare333]

That's how my wife got me.

[@mos6507]

Excellent tutorial. So many players who cover Sabbath miss these subtleties.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks Glenn!

[@GodlessSuns]

I had this technique all but banned by my last band as it made the lead guitarist sound out of tune :D Now I play in a stoner/doom 3 peice and it's business as usual. Great lesson man :)

[@DoesItDoom]

Hahaha!! That’s amazing. Thanks for watching man.

[@BruceHamiltonmusic]

I had the same problem in my old band, one of the main reasons I keep Gévaudan as a single guitar band is so I can do this

[@TheDistortionPrinciple]

Same. I used to play with a guy who had zero vibrato and I had vibrato. Didn't mesh well

[@sinisterminister9920]

Tell that lead player to grow some balls because real men like it slow and dense.. sounds like ur in a wayyyy better band now bro good to hear

[@strazburg]

I didnt realise till watching this vid that this is somthing i have naturally picked up. Its never been something i consciously started doing, but now having a think about it, i do this all the time, especially playing lower tunings with 10 - 52 strings.

[@DoesItDoom]

Awesome technique!

[@aznkriss133]

Yeah, I'm with you on that.

[@rickycompton2610]

Hell of a great lesson Iommi is the man thank you so much for keeping his music style and playing alive and well Steve .

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Ricky! So glad you liked it man!

[@kylelyons6088]

Wish I could find one these first acts without shelling out my soul. Iommi Riff Worship! Great video

[@DoesItDoom]

Pretty tough to find but I saw two of them go this past couple months.

[@thehansongoons8975]

Really good lesson! One I would like as a beginner guitarist is the Pentatonic scale and understanding what key you are in. Its been mentioned in Sleep's Dragonaut and several other videos. I would like to understand what an "added 5th" means

[@DoesItDoom]

Great lesson ideas. Will make sure to touch on each of those topics. Thanks!

[@sinisterminister9920]

Greetings from NoLa🤘🏼 Iommi has the MOST unholy vibrato known to man, those low notes rang out with that ominous quiver to them is a thing of mysticism. Salute to the Godfather of us all 🖤🫡

[@MatheusSantos-iz1ip]

Its a very cool tecnique that i never really repared,now always that i play sabbath i gonna try to use this,thanks buddy.

[@DoesItDoom]

Give it a go!!

[@Morgoth_the_Tyrant]

Hell yes!! U NEVER fail to cover the absolute doom essentials, hail lord Steve! Eternally Hail Father Iommi.

[@DoesItDoom]

Hail! 🙌🏻👨🏻

[@faolini]

Ah yes the good old vibrato! Very nice to see these techniques beeing shown. Though most of us did learn them by ear and by trying to emulate this I wish there had been someone to show it to me. Very cool videos, hope to see more soon!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching man! Definitely more to come.

[@DrewT92377]

Excellent lesson. Very clearly explained and executed. You're absolutely right Iommi used this to massive effect and could make a simple root/5th chord sound like it could destroy small cities. Another band that used this extremely well was Trouble, especially during their years with Rick Rubin and Plastic Green... would love to see some of their riffs and tone explained in the future. Thank you for your contributions to guitar sir.

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Drew. I love Trouble - definitely need to dive into their material here at some point!

[@chriscurran1967]

Thanks for the info Steve!!! I have been doing this technique for years without realizing it. I have been bending my power chords and using vibrato forever I think. I just kind of stumbled on it by ear, it does make the chords sound fuller, I think. Keep up the great videos Steve!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Great technique! Thanks for watching Chris.

[@Screwhead]

My four lowest strings are tuned fifths apart, starting with a Low F, so it's really fun AND easy to do! What I love doing is slow bends on long, sustained chords, and just before changing chords quickly return to "neutral"!

[@FuzzlordEffects]

Great lesson Steve! Never thought about how chord vibrato comes from the fingers instead of the wrist 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Was funny to actually think through the mechanics of it. Thanks for watching man.

[@samwingfield5849]

@@DoesItDoom I actually get my chord vibrato from the wrist like I would any vibrato. I'm not sure why but it just feel natural

[@calebroupe6263]

That technique is so easy, I am playing on an Epiphone SG in E standard and it sounds good with that. So easy.

[@OmegaStationMusic]

Hi Steve, this is a great trick to add some character to the riffs, thanks for sharing! By the way, awesome guitar man!

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked the video. The guitar is a nice one for sure!!

[@chrisforbis9572]

Great video as usual.

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TealScarab]

Awesome demo Steve, I particularly like this techniques use on “Time Is Mine” off of the Iommi solo record. I can’t wait to see what you have coming down the pipeline :) \m/

[@DoesItDoom]

That song is so good!

[@troy2322]

Thank you Steve for another great lesson! Appreciate all of your awesome lessons!

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you enjoyed it Troy!

[@mrdemczak]

Great lesson and very useful subject \m/

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you found it useful!

[@johnmclemore8056]

Yo Steve, great content as always! I'd love to see some more breakdowns of Doom solos like you did for Snowblind. Also examples of Doom improve techniques would be rad.

[@DoesItDoom]

Great suggestions. Will definitely do some more of both!

[@legendhasitstudio]

Nice guitar

[@DoesItDoom]

My favorite.

[@zandig666]

Dang son great stoner sludge doom tone !!!!🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@jessehutchings]

Gosh dang, did you clean and re-string that guitar right before the video? That thing is SHINING

[@DoesItDoom]

I don’t think I’ve cleaned any of my guitars in years!! Haha.

[@zosojstro]

Perfect!! Sounds excellent thank you

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it John!

[@nkapz627]

Amazing! Great lesson 🤘🏻

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man!

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man!

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

Holy shit that neck heel is huge!

[@DoesItDoom]

The First Act Custom Shop DC-6 had the largest neck heel know to man. And it’s not even close. Lol.

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

@@DoesItDoom hey dude, would you consider doing a video on the history of first act? I grew up not too far from their downtown shop when they had one. Within New England people know how amazing they can be but outside of that everyone thought it was a joke that they had a custom shop

[@Livelaughlimpbizkit]

@@DoesItDoom also, do you find it difficult to get up the high frets with that heel?

[@DoesItDoom]

@@Livelaughlimpbizkit it’s not terrible, but not my favorite and takes some getting used to. Was one of the things we addressed with our Woodrite Warlord guitar model that was based on this shape.

[@DoesItDoom]

@@Livelaughlimpbizkit this is probably the best documented record of the FACS kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGaZn6GMd9Smgpo

[@justinw947]

great shit man, i want that shirt and tapestry

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks man. Links up in the description for the tapestry and shirt. 🙌🏻👨🏻

[@troygolden8997]

Good stuff Steve! 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Troy!

[@eog5217]

Killer lesson man 🤘🤘🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks for watching Eric!

[@davidannett3322]

unff so thick. so powerful.

[@DoesItDoom]

))))

[@jerkerjansson386]

Great concept!

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you’re into it!

[@dronefinger]

Yes! Love it! That’s what I been waiting for... More theory, yes please. 🧠))) Thanks, Steve. 🙏

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks, Larry. More to come!

[@remilambert959]

Perfect !

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad it was useful Rémi!

[@ruination775]

Outstanding 🤟🤟🤟

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked the vid Luke! Thanks for watching.

[@joh-samsungt5751]

Hi Steve! Once again something very interesting. Wonder when we'll hear your take on Boris.

[@DoesItDoom]

We shall see! Thanks for watching.

[@Acid_0range]

IOMMIC LIFE COMPLETE

[@DoesItDoom]

🙌🏻👨🏻

[@loouuni]

great lesson but to be honest for myself when I do a chord vibrato I always do it like a standard single note vibrato so the move of my hand looks exaclty similiar - just with the whole hand. And every time I watch a Iommi live video and watch him doing this I think he's doing it the same way so he keeps his thumb at the neck

[@craicrat246]

Epic

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it!

[@_Kid_Corpus_]

W H O A : on the day fresh Burly Slinkys finally arrived @ my door...? Coincidence...? I think not : 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙀𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 is all - and I can't wait to REALLY try this. Thanks dood !!! 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

You’re gonna love it!

[@andrewking4885]

No one can copy Tony Iommi. Even the closest ones like Candlemass IMO.

[@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPets]

Woody from COC has perfected and is amazing to see live . What kind of axe is that? Beautiful. I play a Schecter tempest

[@DoesItDoom]

Absolutely! I’m playing a rare First Act Custom Shop Double Cut.

[@any-jam4467]

this is goin to be nice Edit: It was good!

[@DoesItDoom]

Hope it's useful!

[@any-jam4467]

@@DoesItDoom absolutely i mean its a little new thing to implement into my playing. Keep up the good videos

[@DoesItDoom]

@@any-jam4467 Great! I think you'll quickly grow to love it.

[@karlbjornsson9090]

Hi! Really nice lesson and also great sound 👍😃 is a Yamaha Revstar?

[@DoesItDoom]

Its an old First Act Custom Shop Double Cut.

[@karlbjornsson9090]

@@DoesItDoom thanks 😃

[@MorbidManoeuvres]

Oh man, would it be too much to ask which issue of the magazine that was?? would love to find it thanks so much, awesome tutorial!!

[@DoesItDoom]

I’ve been trying to figure it out. I think the column was called “Heaven and Hell”.

[@avgmaster1]

If your neck pickup is muddy do you raise or lower them? And tips on using the neck pickup, I have a GFS USA Neo 9. Neomydium magnets. I put them in my Clapton Strat.

[@karljanus8308]

What's that guitar, buddy? Looks like a Hagstrom 👍

[@timchavepeyer4029]

Hi, I would like to know wich pedal have you used for that specific tone ? I just discover your channel and you made me buy a Epi 94 G-400 ! Thank you for your content

[@DoesItDoom]

I’m actually not sure exactly what I was running for this video.

[@theoven7143]

Nothing is more doom than two guitars how about writing harmonies like Down

[@DoesItDoom]

A lesson on doom harmony is very high on my list for sure. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@FathersFuckingBiscuits]

Steve Ries does it doom?

[@humbertomartinez1748]

you sound is bestial . broooo

[@DoesItDoom]

Thanks brother

[@DaltMc]

What model of guitar is that, is it a First Act? It's pretty sweet!

[@DoesItDoom]

Yeah. First Act Custom Shop DC-6

[@DaltMc]

Super dope! I've never seen one of those before. Wicked tone out of it.

[@kellygoins6376]

But Toni uses 8 or 9 guage strings

[@plaguemeadow2245]

How do I get that that shirt in a tall size? 🤘

[@DoesItDoom]

S-5XL here teespring.com/iommiclifecomplete?tsmac=store&tsmic=doesitdoom&pid=369&cid=6513

[@willivansco7450]

What guitar is that?

[@DoesItDoom]

First Act Custom Shop Double Cut

[@willivansco7450]

@@DoesItDoom Thanks!

[@TheChadPad]

Interestingly, it seems to be a bit easier to do this trick with your index and pinky than with your index and ring finger....

[@DoesItDoom]

It is comfortable to do that way as well for sure.

[@TheChadPad]

@@DoesItDoom and I think that might be why Tony did it! Or might've helped him

[@DoesItDoom]

The Chad Pad most definitely. With his finger issues I’m sure it was easier for him that way.

[@januszjankes6423]

🤘👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹🤘 Hej hell bro znakomicie zajebiście perfekt po prostu super super

[@DoesItDoom]

Glad you liked it Janusz!

[@siemekkisiel8963]

Lekcja super! Jednak mnie powaliło brzmienie! Super distortion! Man 😈

[@DoesItDoom]

Siemek Kisiel glad you liked it man!

[@januszjankes6423]

@@DoesItDoom bio no Siemek Janusz 🤘👹💀🤘

[@januszjankes6423]

@@siemekkisiel8963 zgadzam się z tobą i jest ok 🤘👹👹🤘

[@joshww2339]

Constantly hearing Tony's vibrato is incorrect and or terrible. I mean very often. But, It was what endeared me to his sound and playing from first listen to now.

[@DoesItDoom]

I have always loved his vibrato. Fast and narrow. I think a lot of the tone comes from the very light strings he uses as well. 🙌🏻👨🏻

[@joshww2339]

@@DoesItDoom Banjo strings right? At Least in the beginning before custom guages. Billy Gibbons as well using light strings. Question my man, with your les Paul's how do you compensate the famous G string issue? I've recently had to go thicker with strings than usual to compensate but I'm sure there is a better way.

[@DoesItDoom]

I find a wound G helps a bit, but it’s still a struggle on most of my guitars.

[@joshww2339]

@@DoesItDoom Yea I'm sorta stuck in that rut because I'm a les paul slave hahaha! Just curious. Respect your opinion.

[@DoesItDoom]

Josh WW I’ve heard people say a String Butler helps a lot, but have never tried one myself. Can install one without modding your guitar at all. Otherwise best thing you can do is make sure your nut is cut correctly, put some graphite in there when you restring, make sure your strings are wrapped correctly and stretched, etc.

[@ImGman90]

hi, i’ve been listening to a newer doom/sludge/stoner band named dope smoker, was wondering if anyone could give me an idea how the fuck they get that absolute juicy fat fuzz tone lol

[@ImGman90]

by the way i’m high asf rn

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

There's Satan There's God And then there's Tony Iommi \,,/ WORSHIP \,,/ Edit: God had Jesus Tony Iommu had Matt Pike We were blessed with them all

[@the_nondrive_side]

Ugh that Brent Hinds

[@drofnoise555]

clip could be summed up in 30 secs

[@DoesItDoom]

It could...

[@user-rg2vq4vj3g]

Блин почему на русском никто не разбирает это...нифига не понятно

[@robertoortiz3501]

One more like to 666...

[@DoesItDoom]

🐐🐐🐐

[@jesvs666.]

step 1 chop off you finger tips

[@DoesItDoom]

Iommic Life Complete

[@jesvs666.]

@@DoesItDoom Haha how can you forget that step?