The Cure - In Your House (guitar cover)

In Your House, by The Cure
From the "Seventeen Seconds" album, 1980.
Guitar by Robert Smith.
Vintage The Cure, to demonstrate my latest family member, the Squier Vintaeg Modified Jazzmaster. This guitar is ridiculously fun to play, and a bit challenging to set up...
MXR Flanger added for swishines, into Roland JC77, chorus on. Reverb accidentally on too... (the reverb tank is damaged, so it sounds a bit like a very short delay).

[@robert_lieutenant]

My favourite song on my favorite Cure album. Great job.

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks :)

[@nollewoida442]

@@GuedzillaMy favourite song on my favorite Cure album.

[@doom861]

Your cover is perfect, great playing, one of my favourite songs by the cure.

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks :)

[@spaceengineer1452]

Great man. Lovely tone too. Hi from Sydney. ✌️🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@sketcharmstrong8491]

That last section 3:36 to the end of the song. Still gets me and was the sound of my youth. Awesome job bruh! 👏

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you!

[@Seventeen_Seconds]

Great song from a great album, very underrated. Good work 👏🏻

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks!

[@Cl4rendon]

The best song of the album and just wonderful watching how it got played . Thank you so much!

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks for watching :)

[@jorgegenoves8315]

fantastic !!!! and a precious jazzmaster by the way...

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you! I wanted one forever, and finally got one after Squier released them.

[@vincentribeil3832]

Amazing cover of an amazing song!! I’m trying to learn guitar (after learning bass with the cure 25 years ago) and this songs is a must known for every cure fan. Your cover is really nice and looks technically true, which means a lot. Thank you so much for this 🙏

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you! I try to play it as close as possible to the originals.

[@simoncolvex]

Good to see the middle sections played correctly. Good job!

[@Guedzilla]

simoncolvex Thanks! Some parts were a bit tricky to figure exactly out, I checked some videos of the recent (-ish) Reflections gigs, and it seemed that even Smith wasn't quite sure how to play them. On one night he seemed to go drop D, on the other, regular tuning.

[@marting6037]

Beautiful tone; and not a single muted note from what i could tell. Great work

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks :) Jazzmasters sound amazing!

[@grazynosugref7688]

I remember trying to play this back in the 80s in school music class. Never did work it out!!! Great sound, like your stuff.

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you!

[@damianofonti]

Some reflections, Robert Smith is genial guitarist because to composed this is very hard. I play this completly different and untill today i believed was the right way, you are a great guitarist.

[@Guedzilla]

+damiano f Thanks :) Sometimes I think Robert Smith doesn't even remember how to play it the way he did. On the Reflections shows in 2011 he played it one night using drop D tuning, the other one regular.

[@damianofonti]

Maybe it's more easy with drop D

[@LittleBlue91]

Amazing! Well done!!!

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you, thanks for watching!

[@5olas]

I miss your guitar covers. All the best to you and yours Guedzilla.

[@Guedzilla]

Cheers :) I'm not playing much lately, did record something on bandhub though. I might post it here when it's ready.

[@MrAbacus56]

Bravo, geiler Sound und sauber gespielt. 5 Points mit Sternchen. Danke !!

[@Guedzilla]

+MrAbacus56 Danke schön!

[@oliviabaumgarten5150]

best cover i ever heard :)

[@peterbosz]

well done dude great job and cool riff form Rob Smith

[@Guedzilla]

+Pete Bosz Thanks! Agreed, it's great :D

[@Luca_Hendrix]

nothing to say, simply great !

[@Guedzilla]

+lucA Thanks :)

[@Seventeen_Seconds]

Great cover. Tone is awesome

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks! Jazzmaster + Jazz chorus.

[@carlosarmfr]

Impeccable!!!

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks :)

[@korva010]

Great play! I'm trying to record and mix on my own, haha. Much appreciation for your beautifull sound and skills

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you! It's a lot to learn but it's fun!

[@BTsMusicChannel]

nice stuff! love that jazzmaster tone with the flanger and i have always liked your guitar playing. i am always looking for songs with open pedal strings -- love that ringy sound.

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks :) I'm a big fan of flangers!

[@BTsMusicChannel]

Me too. I have two good ones on my pedal board (MXR & Hartman) along with a few other modulations: chorus, tremolo & phaser.

[@Andrew.Stuart]

Excellent

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks!

[@АлексКасперский]

Dude I like your squer!

[@Guedzilla]

It's a pretty nice guitar, but I never had a Fender to compare to.

[@vhernandezo]

Excellent master version, try to download the Tab of that song by The Cure but it is no longer hosted in the link you indicate, if you could upload it again please, greetings from Peru!

[@Guedzilla]

Hello, thanks! There's a more recent video which contains a link to a google drive with all my tabs.

[@stopdead1]

Sounds great.....

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you :)

[@jeroenfigee]

A flanger into a chous ! wahoo ! Yummy ! Try the pearl flanger. That one is incredible. cool stuff ! Thumbs up.

[@Guedzilla]

I think I'm done buying flangers haha… I got the EM, DEM, BF2, HF2, MXR117… Thanks! :)

[@unemployablegraduate]

I thought that until I saw the Earthquaker Devices Pyramids and the Chase Bliss Spectre, neither of which I can afford! Great videos here! Robert Smith is/was a highly underrated guitarist, his playing seems simple until you try to emulate it. I have no idea, for example, how he got some of those incredible sounds on 'Pornography' and I've been studying it for 20+ years. His playing also changed after he was in Siouxie and the Banshees; he absorbed a lot from trying to copy John McGeoch. You've done a good transcription job here and on the others.

[@TheTohaSV]

Very good ! It`s my favorite song in histiry of music c:

[@Guedzilla]

Nice! Means a lot coming from someone with that nickname!

[@TheTohaSV]

Because this song from my favorite albums ever c:

[@dirkpehrke9909]

The Best Albums Ever Yes, one of the most unique sounding albums I know. Love the drum sound. When albums get old and some songs become hits that are played a lot live or make it to collections they are kind of cut out of the album and it seems as if the other songs are just fillers. But there are no fillers on this album. Mostly listened to it in it's entirety.

[@Guedzilla]

Dirk Pehrke Agreed! It is a very unique sounding album. I usually go through it all as well.

[@VHOS-db1td]

Cure for ever!!!👍🌹🌞

[@Guedzilla]

:D

[@phellipemendes]

Very very very good

[@Guedzilla]

+Felipe Mendes Thank you!

[@ricotapr1]

Excelente amigo !! abrazo desde argentina. 👏👏👏

[@Guedzilla]

Gracias!

[@ppkk9034]

Grrr. The link to the tab is broken - does anyone have it to upload? This is the best version I've seen!

[@Guedzilla]

Well… I probably have it somewhere…

@@Guedzilla Can you upload it again your tab please ? thx

[@gabormolnar9900]

I have similar guitar. I like it. I like the band, the song and this video :-)

[@Guedzilla]

+Gábor Molnár It's a lot of fun to play! Thanks for watching :)

[@BURTON1973CURE]

Robert guitar ...the same model great mate...

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks :)

[@SimplyReg]

The Roland Jazz Chorus. No other amp will do for this. I have the JC 120 - stupidly loud, but still a great amp!

[@Guedzilla]

Yes, that;s THE sound!

[@simonlebon1970]

great

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks!

[@josejcserra]

good job!

[@Guedzilla]

Obrigado! :D

[@noahcarvalho2105]

Robert Smith proves that Flanger is a great pedal.

[@Guedzilla]

At this point they could've released a signature flanger

[@noiralex1]

Linda Jazzmaster das guitarras com single coil è a minha preferida os efeitos tao mesmo là posso saber quais usaste ? Boa escolha acho que esta è a unica cover desta musica.

[@Guedzilla]

Obrigado! Ela é um pouco mais "encorpada" do que os singles convencionais. Nessa música usei um MXR Flanger antigo e o chorus do amplificador Roland JC77 apenas.

[@kenny-ec7uc]

Buen cover amigo saludos 🇵🇪🎸

[@Guedzilla]

Gracias!

[@RenaudBernardin]

Great!!!

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks!

[@cabdoingtheunstucklachenille]

Tu joues comme robert Bravo

[@Guedzilla]

Merci, j'ai essayé :)

[@Виталий-й7ю7г]

А сижу и смотрю в В чужое небо из чужого окна и не вижу ни одной знакомой звезды...😀

[@Guedzilla]

:)

[@sootyfoot]

Hi. Sounds great. What guitar pedals are you using thx

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks. Vintage MXR Flanger, it's on the description… chorus from the amp.

[@m.f.4574]

nice

[@Guedzilla]

Thank you :)

[@Guedzilla]

+vlado544 I'm loving it so far! And yes, it's quite troublesome to set up.. and from what I'm getting, you have to be constantly revising the setup... but it's ok :)

[@thorn35]

+Guedzilla From what ive read, the Squier Jazzmasters are actually closer to the original 60s ones back in the day than the 1800 dollar models are. The bummer is you get that shitty bridge and intonation can be a nightmare. But, the tone is outstanding and you really nailed the cure sound bro. I wonder how old you are? The cure was the shit when i was growing up back in the 80s, great great music.

[@Guedzilla]

+thorn35 I've read that too… that this series of Squiers is the closest thing you can get to the originals (apart from the original$, obviously) - that's why I went after one. I also read that the bridge has always been shitty… I didn't have much trouble with it though. Sure, there's some rattling (less after I shimmed the neck) and from time to time I have to raise the saddles a bit again because they already lowered by themselves, but it's not much trouble. The first setup was the most difficult. I'm from 83, didn't get into The Cure (or any of their contemporaries) until around 96…

[@BTsMusicChannel]

Maybe get yourself a Mustang bridge? That's a trick you can use on Jaguars.

[@maxmad4047]

Guedzilla Wow! 👍 ..casual ..easygoing !! 👍 ..great Guitar 👍 ..Greetings from Germany 😎👍

[@georgemaraudeur7371]

Hi, I think from all the cover's I've watched, you are the only one who's playing the "bridge/interlude" correctly. Please, from 1:51, can you confirm it's A0, D10, G9, A0, A8, D7, G5, A8, A5, D7, G7, A5, D7, G7, A5, A0.... ?

[@nicolascarpiello6632]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks!

[@MrHoefnix]

THE song of 1980

[@Guedzilla]

+MrHoefnix I'll take your word for it ;)

[@palamud]

Beautiful. I am going to buy this guitar and been looking for the alternatives to the stock bridge which supposedly is not good. Can you tell me what have you done with yours? I've watched many videos and I haven't seen anything that looks like that.

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks! I didn't do anything, it's the stock bridge, and there's a bridge cover, that's probably what you're referring to. I've seen a lot of people complaining about the stock bridge, but I have no issues with it. Occasionaly the screws lower themselves, because of the vibration I think, but I always keep the adjustment wrench in the bag for a quick fix. (Also, this happens over some time, it's not something that will happen suddenly while you're playing). I bought this guitar used, as far as I know, the only thing that was changed was the trem system, the previous owner used a Fender one with the locking mechanism, which isn't of much use imho.

[@Guedzilla]

The cover is only for aesthetical reasons, as fas as I know, and for me it gets more in the way of playing (palm muting) than it does any good.

[@palamud]

For what I know, the saddles are totally loose when not pushed down by strings and grooves in saddles are too shallow causing stings to slip out into another groove and making saddles shift. When I saw that you have some kind of cover I thought it may be preventing saddles from moving if it's close enough. Anyway, thanks for the answer, I hope it's not going to be too bad for me neither.

[@Guedzilla]

The saddles are held in place by the screws and the side pressure from the bigger screw, but they do move a bit. Only the low E slips a groove on my guitar, it usually stays on groove below where it should, but that doesn't get in the way of playing for me. Also, I'm using 11's, always have, but I've read that thinner strings can be more problematic. Ah, shimming the neck also helps.

[@andrewreed1329]

very nice, needs a touch more chorus, particularly the rate.

[@Guedzilla]

Thanks! I was using the "preset" position of the chorus, which I think sets it to the same amount as the preset of the old JC120s, but I'm not sure.

[@andrewreed1329]

@@Guedzilla I used to own the jc160 which I played guitar on. This has the 4x10 speakers. The guitar would swirl around all 4 speakers when chorus was on would blow people away. I remember one guy would just stick his head on the cabinet loving the swirly sound. I played a Les Paul rather than a jazz that Robert used but still has a great tone. You can’t replicate this sound in stereo. The only way would be to have 4 mics then use a quad mix. This was the amp that Robert used. If you can and afford it get that amp and that will give u the chorus tone. Other than that you are exactly spot on and sound great

[@Guedzilla]

@@andrewreed1329 Must've also been incredibly loud!

[@arthip4668]

1:52 - bridge 2:58 - wrong? 3:38 - gothic

[@Guedzilla]

On one of the nights of the Reflection tour, Robert played that song using a drop-D tuning… maybe the "wrong" part is played different… do you have a correction?

[@arthip4668]

I have this gp3 - yadi.sk/d/aSpv92Fd3NwEzw

[@Guedzilla]

I don't have guitar pro, but look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5a7mZl9bJp_bbcm39s

[@laroccacounty1]

Yuuuup, easy thumb up.

[@Guedzilla]

+laroccacounty1 Thanks :)

[@felipec9478]

Não consigo entender qual é o último acorde da música, você poderia me dizer qual é o favor? Excelente capa, obrigado :)

[@Guedzilla]

Obrigado! O último é: G|-2-| D|-1-| A|-0-|

[@pauloneto1197]

Belo cover! Vi ali que você trocou a ponte, que ponte é essa?

[@Guedzilla]

+Paulo Neto Obrigado! A ponte é a original mesmo, o que tem diferente ali é uma espécie de capa protetora que é vendida separadamente. Acho que ela vinha com as Jazzmasters originais. Eu comprei essa guitarra usada, o dono anterior que colocou isso. Mas hoje em dia uso sem, achei que atrapalha um pouco pra tocar, pra abafar as cordas e tal. O dono anterior também trocou o tremolo por um Fender.

[@Guedzilla]

+Paulo Neto www.realvintage.it/jazzmaster65bridge.jpg

[@MARKOLANGO6971]

+Guedzilla My favourite song off Seventeen Seconds. Beautifully played my friend. Can't wait to see the band in Perth 31st Jul

[@Guedzilla]

Tour's been killer so far!

[@jaceyp.8457]

Can I please have your jazzmaster?

[@Guedzilla]

Sorry, no… took me too long to get one, props to Squier for making my dreams come true (the Bass VI too) :D

[@deepinmygrave4708]

getting a jazzmaster is easy, i envy the jazz chorus :(

[@jswen2477]

what gauge of string did you used on the JM?

[@Guedzilla]

D'addario 011 roundwound.

[@Goomer1967]

It's the exact same guitar used on the original track.

[@Guedzilla]

Well, a few hundred dollars cheaper... but yes :D

[@jesusmendoza1956]

Its The neck pickup right?

[@Guedzilla]

I think both pickups.

[@AbsoluteAcid2112]

Did you use a backing track?

[@Guedzilla]

I used the original song, EQ'd it a bit.

[@Sheisdanielafernandez]

i love youuuu

[@Guedzilla]

+Daniela Fernández Don't make me blush :P

[@Sheisdanielafernandez]

[@jesusmendoza1956]

What ate the jc settings ?

[@Guedzilla]

I've no idea, sorry… it's been 4 years.

[@LeonardoRojasLuna]

how is it equalized?

[@Guedzilla]

uff… no idea. There was probably some equalizing after recording too.

[@LeonardoRojasLuna]

Guedzilla On bass, Middle and Treble?

[@Guedzilla]

I don't really remember. Probably a lot of bass and treble, and very little mids.

[@eru.maewos7673]

Cara vc é br né, entao eu ja falei contigo a vez, e queria que vc me tira-se uma duvida, ja estou a quase 4 meses tentado descobrir a maneira que o Robert tocava a musica "A short term effect" na epoca de 82, que ele tocava mais rapido e dark, entao gostaria de saber se vc sabe tocar e se sabe,me desse umas dicas de como toca-la, obrigado flw. ve esse video da musica e me responde ok kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHvToaxrn9qSqLM se tu sabe toca-la

[@Guedzilla]

+LitleNations Ramonestar Esse link que você mandou é desse meu vídeo mesmo. Não sei tocar essa, acho que ele fica o tempo todo quase tocando uma escalinha meio torta… preciso ouvir.

[@ktrock77]

Who's going to be the first to go negative on this cover? Not me.

[@Guedzilla]

:D

[@HailMyMetal666]

Показал бы лицо, увидели бы Цоя.

[@Guedzilla]

It's more about the playing :)

[@АлексКасперский]

Very PC sound. Like your sound.) But my self created jazzmaster better in live sound.

[@Guedzilla]

What is a PC sound?

[@basehead617]

amazing tone but you're rushing at times

[@Guedzilla]

I was still young back then… :P