hetfield CANNOT play this song on THIS guitar

(mostly) From Soundcheck in Brisbane 2013: • Metallica - Sound Chec...
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[@metallistuff]

I think that this clip was on KZbin, but now I couldn't find it so I made my version. I hope you like it!! Stay metal👊🤘

[@MetaITurtle]

I was literally looking for this video too

[@MATRODITH]

I usually am thankfully able to find it by typing in “Metallica Australia And Justice for All” and it pops up.

[@ramifications2140]

It kills me how he sings the riff that plays after the Blackened intro before going into the main riff lmao

[@chaseashton611]

What? That’s the riff for the intro? He sang/ played it right

[@ramifications2140]

@@chaseashton611 No? The intro has a bunch of guitar harmonies that are played in reverse.

[@chaseashton611]

@@ramifications2140 Ik that but I mean that’s the first part they play live. The reverse intro is an audio recording they just play. That quick little lick is played right after and then immediately goes into the 0-6-0-6-0-6-7-6 riff. Sans the reverse intro, he played the right order

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

He can sing it but can't play as it's on the record.

[@joatagewin]

Daba gaba Bala bop

[@m.r.4455]

0:51 That “OH YEAH!” when you wear a new guitar…we all know as guitarists how does it feel

[@alchitran]

It's not new. It's his old V guitar. His "oh yeah" means it feels right for the Blackened song.

[@gnoogie]

@@alchitran which is funny bc historically he played blackened on his explorers all the time LOL

[@Vivi_9]

He was just saying OH YEAH because of OCD. If he doesn't say it every 5 minutes he has to slap Lars on the head

[@froot6086]

@@alchitran hes not saying the guitar is brand fucking new lmao, new as in another guitar.......

[@alchitran]

@@froot6086 and he didn't say "new as in another guitar". c'mon now.

[@lokilaufeyson8683]

"gabagabapadlapaa" - James Hetfield (2013)

[@nickrufo2242]

*padalapa 😁🤣

[@0NaiveDreamer0]

When he said "ХУЙ!" I felt that...

[@PANTHER131]

"CHUJ!"

[@sgtjonzo]

ayo

[@SoruNight]

Имба

[@FleaCup-o6y]

Felt "XУЙ"?😆

[@mc12358]

James doesn't need the Flying V for this one, he needs a white ESP Explorer with "EET FUK" written in large bold letters on the body.

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

That guitar is legendary!!!!!!

[@g_pazzini]

that’s read: sh!t f@ck 😂😂

[@ultrahighgain412]

That's actually my favorite James guitar. The guitars I most associate with James is his original white Electra V, the Gibson MORE BEER explorer, and the ESP EET FUK explorer.

[@alexdamaceno]

I feel you, James. Only guitarrists know this feeling. The shape of a guitar absolutely changes how you play it. If you’re a Les Paul owner, try playing the same songs you’re used to on your friend’s Strat, on the spot. It’s super weird

[@paullalremruat14603]

But he used to play that song on Explorer like ESP MX-220

[@brugges]

The neck profile and the bridge, not so much the shape of the guitar to me.

[@UseTheSupeRsonic]

@@bruggesthis is what I was gonna say. Neck profile, nut width, action…all that stuff changes how you play. The Snakebyte was probably too stiff feeling and better for songs like Sad But True or Bells.

[@Oh_its_Mike]

I have a Gibson SG. I feel like a new player when I try to play a strat

[@guitarplayer1495]

i have a dean V that i love playing slayer on, my jackson isn't a v, playing slayer on it feels super weird..

[@MetaITurtle]

I was just thinking about this video. Couldn't find it and forgot about it. Then suddenly this pops up a few days later. I know im not the only one who experienced this before

[@Liece45]

definitely not...

[@danielsproston3650]

If you’re realising this for the first time now then yeah you’re like the 6 billionth person this has happened to, the future is now old man

[@ibexthadevil3533]

Happens to me all the time

[@nckhed]

I honestly wonder if they can actually read our minds now. This kind of thing happens a lot. I will simply THINK of something and it eventually pops up. I don't vocalize it, I don't search for it, yet it just appears. All the dum-dums will think it's cool and convenient, but I think it's extremely suspicious, and I'm not sure I like it at all.

[@MusicisWin]

This is the best vid on KZbin

[@metallistuff]

@@MusicisWin OH DAMN MAN, I love you're channel! Literally watched one of your vids yesterday! So cool ya commented here dude, tnx a lot !! 🤘

[@jaymesmustaine684]

Yeah everything is easier when you only have one guitar 😂

[@robertwalker3357]

Kreator

[@evangori2446]

I would have one guitar for Eb standard, one for D Standard, one for drop C if I were in the band.

[@thrashefe3523]

@@evangori2446 my exact thoughts, i'm in a band and i have and ibanez xp300fx for d standard and epiphone goth explorer for e standard, gonna get a bc rich for e flat and rhoads/alexi/ltd arrow style guitar for drop c (as we play slayer, pantera, sepultura and children of bodom a lot)

[@MyDemon32]

@@robertwalker3357 Death too

[@daviribeiro8997]

Not exactly haha for me at least 4 or 5 guitars is enough,two or three 6 strings,one in E standard and other in drop D (Floyd Rose system),another one in E and drop D,strat,tele,a single coil one,one 7 strings in standard and drop A and a 8 strings. To play with another tunings... pitch shifter :v

[@jaimeflor4181]

Some guitars feel different, like switching from a Stratocaster to a Les Paul. At the same time, I don’t think I’ve ever had too much of an issue playing 1 of my own riffs on a different guitar. Maybe it is jet lag though. It’s hard to function sometimes when you’re tired.

[@_HenryLing]

Yeah, playing on a differently shaped guitar neck can be really confusing

[@Norman-Bates]

Playing Blackened up to tempo with the correct all down picking needs the correct guitar. I think it's an endurance and feel thing.

[@thrashefe3523]

@@Norman-Bates it's easier to play on an explorer tho, in studio recording he plays an esp mx220

[@R17759]

Different shapes, different bridge types, different amount of curvature in the body of the guitar, etc can all make it feel awkward to play a certain guitar vs another.

[@addicted2tone349]

I can’t just switch from 24.75 to 25.5 scales without jamming for a minute. They feel completely different to me. I owned Ibanez Prestige with the Wizard neck and it was a pain in the ass switching guitars. That neck plays like nothing else. I go through phases where I play Fender scale for a while then gravitate back to my SG and Les Paul..

[@troy5517]

100% get this. When I played alot more there were certain songs that played better on different guitars I had at the time.

[@jye_24]

i love when james voices guitar sounds lmao

[@smudgepost]

I love how Lars and James respect each other and can discuss or fight it out - for the greater good!

[@rocafella142]

0:42 lol. While that might be true James, all your guitars were Explorers. You use to play blackened on Explorers all the time

[@DUDETALK69]

Keywords....."use to".....when you constantly switch guitars it does change the feel......he can play the whole song just fine.....but when u play live itll fuck with ur timing if ur not comfortable......i had this issue with my esp horizon 7 and my ltd m-1007 both same bodies but the neck profiles are different and itll throw u off

[@zarahnator7764]

every guitars are differente

[@rocafella142]

@@zarahnator7764 Point of my comment was all he used were explorers. The shape of explorers aren't different.

[@zarahnator7764]

@@rocafella142 have you ever played guitar? take 2 exact same guit same brand same model and they wont felt the same in hands

[@rocafella142]

@@zarahnator7764 Come back when you know the difference between the shape and feel of a guitar.

[@stephentyree9296]

Honestly, as a multi guitar owner, I get it. 🤷‍♂️

[@steveanimatrix3887]

women with lots of shoes get it too, something you seem to have in common lol

[@ambrooks5]

Every guitar has its place. Some are great for certain songs and trash for others lol.

[@nckhed]

​@@steveanimatrix3887 Are you really that insecure within yourself to have to leave a comment like that? Seriously, this is what pissy, sassy weiners who are pretending to be guys say. You're insecure about something. I'd pull straws, but I won't waste my time on you.

[@JPDraves]

As a guitar player ( not nearly as talented as James ) different guitars definitely play different so nothing wrong with wanted a specific guitar

[@angryktulhu]

James hetfield is the best drummer Metallica has ever had

[@metallistuff]

whot?

[@mlody969]

@@metallistuff Not only the best, but also the only drummer Metallica ever had. However, he plays rhythm guitar instead of drums

[@liliumbosniacum5718]

​@@mlody969bullshit commenting INC

[@Deadpool_64]

*Dave Lombardi and Joey Jordison (RIP) have entered the conversation.*

[@queyequoriginal434]

1:01 вот что действительно неожиданнее стонов

[@fake_kira]

Ахпхахах

[@superstar5042]

Для Хэтфилда это норма, он постоянно это слово выкрикивает)

[@kevin_nagle]

daba gop ba badalabah

[@Victor_Andreyev]

Всегда что Джеймс на самом деле русский Женёк

[@yakovkovalenko]

@@kevin_nagle фуск ю )))

[@louismaynard881]

As a guitar player with 7-8 guitars I use (obviously no where near as good as him) I completely understand. Certain guitars just have certain feels for certain songs. Especially if you’re using different strings on different guitars. I noticed how he picked up his white V to get that old school metal feeling. Playing Sad but true on my black explorer feels a lot different than it does on my white SG.

[@metallistuff]

Absolutely!

[@mikeru2499]

Love the behind the scenes stuff. Reminds me how I still know every word to Cliff 'em all and Year and a Half.

[@louclarkson6098]

He was right. That tail end of the riff didn't punch through with the explorer.

[@cahaircassidy2805]

0:30 why don't you have different snares- best question ever 🤣

[@mwm48]

Lars talking about more than one guitar with two floor toms a twin bass and six different types of cymbals is rich.

[@freddyrock]

A clear case of apples and oranges. Or are you saying that Lars should play Blackened with only his snare drum, Ride the Lightning with only the left kick drum and Harvester of Sorrow with only the china cymbal? 😜

[@A7XfoREVer531]

ya and the one guitar has 20+ frets and 6 strings 😂

[@filipe977]

lol

[@jomesias]

I own 10 guitars ( you need different tunings, different gauges, diff types of strings ) because of my little home studio. And each neck size, neck thickness, how the frets are leveled, fret curvature/radius, shape, balance etc all of these are diff on each guitar. Comes down to ergonomics, hand size etc but yeah even Hetfield knows there’s “something about that guitar” that’s more comfortable for down picking, alt picking etc For example an esp or jackson neck is so much more thin on the back and the fret wires are more flat, while the strat has a higher radius (curvature). This makes the strings fret out (and stop ringing) when you bend them if you don’t have a medium to high action. While the flatter radius guitar can do that on lower actions. Cheers fellow tone seekers

[@NecropsY1]

lars should not be talking to anyone about making mistakes - the king of mistakes lol

[@Iceguide]

Lars is the mother of mistakes 😂

[@Ayzahaur]

Yep He is the best. 🙂

[@robeddy3722]

He's made a fortune making "mistakes". I wish I could be so lucky. (And you wish you could be too.)

[@Iceguide]

@@robeddy3722 to be honest, who would not?

[@Magemaddd]

@@robeddy3722 Id at least want the slightest bit of dignity to actually play properly LOL

[@craksracing0com708]

give this man immortality please.... ; )

[@TommyTheCat42]

Pretty sure he is!

[@frednance3988]

I remember when the song was introduced to us @ the Monster's of Rock Festival in 88 @ the LA Colisuem. He played the white Gibson Exploerr w/EMG pickups.

[@ShaneT5S]

I know exactly what he means. Guitars have different feels, and I love one of my guitars for some songs, and another for other songs

[@rickmcclain1037]

Lars questioning ANYONE'S playing ability is hysterical.

[@SunnyTheRic]

Wasn’t really questioning anyone’s ability to play. Was more of a “you really need to have so many guitars?” Not the same. :)

[@bigsteed007]

And it’s still trendy to be part of the echo chamber that claims the co founder and drummer of “arguably” the greatest/ most successful metal band ever sucks.

[@meh_cromancer]

@@bigsteed007 plenty of people that co-found things suck at the thing they do. Hell, Clown started slipknot and he's a very mediocre drummer.

[@bigsteed007]

@@meh_cromancer, the skill assessment is an opinion, the results and fame are facts. He’s doing something right.

[@manuelper]

Way to miss the point!

[@bryonhulcher851]

you can be a juke box hero with one guitar

[@DavidAllanTroll]

“What’s with all the half songs today?” The way he said it in that tone is funny.

[@myzdmymn]

snakebyte may have different feels from the esp explorer

[@sinistrality7883]

Funally enough, I recently watched the Damaged Justice live in Seattle video and in there he is playing Blackened on his EET FUK Explorer.

[@mcLovin_495]

HUY!

[@doodocina]

😂

[@loboahriman7680]

Lol when he's standing there smiling in the background 😅😁

[@RC-go2kl]

Hetfield just stands there quietly while mommy and daddy are bickering

[@mattwatts33]

Don’t mess with Het’s flow.

[@WhiteNoiseStudio86]

"Why dont you have more snares?!" XD

[@shanestrains4056]

When i saw them in August 2023 James used the flying V for Blackened

[@SomeCanine]

It's like playing concert pianist music on a keyboard. It evokes the same feeling. It just hurts your brain. We know you can do it. We just don't want to. It feels bad.

[@The_ChrisD]

He plays "Blackened" on his EET FUK White Explorer at the Seattle '89 show

[@metallistuff]

that's the correct guitar for me! HE NEEDS TO PLAY IT WITH THIS GUITAR!

[@rushshukla4636]

Jason wrote the riff.

[@maxcastle614]

As a guitarist I feel you James

[@fredmachine]

Lars was like "Joke's on you, I can't play on any drumset".

[@SunnyTheRic]

Oh yeah for suure... I’m sure that’s what he said. :P

[@fredmachine]

@@SunnyTheRic Well, if he was honest... :D

[@SunnyTheRic]

@@fredmachine Naaah. Just naah. :)

[@greevar]

The shape of the neck can change how your hands will move on the fret board. It's simple ergonomics. Some movements are easier/faster with a different neck profile.

[@nomansland6376]

Valid question.. why don’t you have more than one snare?

[@זהסודי-ה7מ]

Because last time he brought in a new snare, let's just say people weren't big fans

[@wildadmiral]

The only riff I've noticed I can't play on another guitar is the intro to cowboys from hell, my hands get confused and the picking feels off unless it's on a Floyd rose

[@VestibuIe]

He needs the power of the flying V

[@metallistuff]

Yeah! It would be even better if he was using his classic EET FUK guitar!

[@holdtightadele8017]

Guitars are different. Playing a strat is completely different to a les Paul if you palm mute for example. Strings are at a completely different angle. Different guitars will change what you can play and how you play it

[@ShaunHensley]

Back when they only had 15 songs 😂 0:26

[@XO3485]

The good old days

[@mtpstv94]

Anyone that has played enough knows that this is a real thing. Guitars can feel very different. Of course. Neck widths, lengths, fret differences, string setups, there are dozens of reasons why.

[@XxStarFoxWolfFalcoxX]

Me as a rhythm guitar like James I can totally relate I used to have just one guitar but now I have 4 electric guitars I own now.

[@alexzemaitis1207]

Do you think it's because playing Blackened on that guitar reminds him too much of playing on his EET FUK explorer??

[@metallistuff]

idk

[@lewisharris6180]

Lmao typical James “AW YEAH!” 💀 0:51

[@dulce4717]

Estou feliz que tenham voltado. Amo você James🥰😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@GtrPknMama]

Totally get it, certain guitars for certain tuneage. Can never have enough guitars, but always one you can’t do without. ✨🎵✨😎👍✨🎵✨

[@atlanta203]

He played it pretty good the other night in Foxborough.

[@BrexonX]

The weight of the body and where the neck naturally sits can have a huge outcome on the way the song is played. Totally understandable. Ask Lars to put his drums a little further apart or closer to each other or tilted at another angle and see if he doesn't blame his tech for messing up.....

[@stephk5255]

Pretty sure I remember a concert in 1987 I was at that was only done with Gibson explorers.

[@ville85]

Dääpäkääpäpädläpää James is speaking finnish with all the ää's 😂

[@metallistuff]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Rikalonius]

No guitarist has only one guitar, Lars!

[@metallistuff]

I think James had only one when Metallica started...

[@fredfisher981]

1:01 Khui!

[@jezusmylord]

its Chuj and it means dick in polish

[@andresdelcampo6733]

Blackened is one of the best songs ever.

[@Wilss]

Yep, and one day will be fact!

[@odom2142]

How low are they tuning now? I miss the energetic sound of the standard tuning.

[@ar.ninetysix]

It's just a half-step down, in this case it's Eb Standard. They've been tuning the guitars that way in live performances for every song since the 90's, I believe. This also includes songs that already had lower tunings to begin with like Sad But True, All Nightmare Long, and anything off St. Anger. If I remember correctly, the reason for it is for James to not strain himself on vocals night after night and also because.. lower tunings are heavier lol

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

People give Lars crap, including me, but it's fun to see them on a MASSIVE stage that size and then Lars reminiscing and it reminds you, they're the same kids (except rob) who started playing corners of bar rooms.

[@glenncooper3524]

I'm trying hard to remember but I'm pretty sure 89 houston coliseum he played blackened on his explorer that imagine and sound is burned vividly in my mind him leaning down to sing me thinking holy shit there he is in the flesh only 20 ft away

[@ztterenkoy]

In San Diego '92 , he played Whiplash with a black esp explorer.

[@metallistuff]

isn't it weird???

[@EquineMetalhead]

But he didn’t record And Justice For All…… on the V he recorded it on his explorer, wow James great job at remembering!

[@jairoabarca8969]

Prob wrote it on a V

[@joelapilainen]

@@jairoabarca8969 Jason wrote that one on a bass

[@billk9799]

Yeah, tell him how he recorded his own album... You definitely know better than him

[@EquineMetalhead]

@@billk9799 Did I say I know more than him? No! I didn’t it’s just I thought he stopped using his V in the mid to late 80s cause he had a Gibson Explorer, you know his ‘EET FUK’ guitar.

[@bandolierboy1908]

@@EquineMetalhead it's was an esp explorer mx220

[@PANTHER131]

Damn, I forgot to visit Brisbane, Australia, but I'm planning on it :)

[@mqaisataloss.5951]

I know the feeling got a 50s slab body p bass and string hopping on fast tracks always goes wrong. The lack of gut carve trows me off so bad.

[@jasonjellie9342]

Lars looking at James like, “bro it’s a freaking guitar just play the dam thing”

[@MarcelvanderGraaff-t5c]

For me playing a song on a 'wrong' guitar, feels like playing sports while wearing jeans. It just feels wrong.

[@metallistuff]

haha! yes

[@michaelraymond3611]

It's amazing how these guys can remember all these songs by heart

[@VacantSpirit]

easier to remember own songs than others

[@kevin_nagle]

You'd be surprised by how much practice it takes before a tour to refresh on the songs & their structures... even after playing them for 40+ years.

[@Comprezzed]

@@kevin_nagle If I don't play a song for two weeks, I need to practice it several times to nail it again.

[@jerbear7952]

They rehearse over and over before they go on tour. Most musicians that have been doing it for a long time need refreshers from time to time even on their own stuff. Rush used to talk about this a lot as they got older. Like many other bands they cursed themselves regularly for being so technical while they were young and now they have to try to remember and be able to perform like that as a bunch of old men. :)

[@Asherek]

It's not that hard. Growing up I learned to be a south indian carnatic classical musician on violin. I'm probably average level of playing skills, but at the height of my practising, I had easily 400+ songs memorized, and these are very complicated songs mind you.

[@pharaohanakaris]

lars' indignation is so funny

[@BobGnarley.]

great editing

[@drinno8900]

You need a quiver of guitars like surfboards. But really metal only plays in one style - hum buckers with fast neck, low action & a short scale

[@dacechasinghawk3910]

That's because the Flying V? Is the most metal looking and most metal sounding of all guitars. We all seen James return to the V after about a straight decade of the Hetfield Explorer. The V is suprisingly light compared to the Explorer and if you got the skills? Like the V plays itself. It has a more sensitive feel on the fretboard. Which is why James wasn't feeling it on the fretboard. V's play themselves. That's what James was looking for.

[@Ethesilentkid2]

Hetfield owns explorers Flying Vs Les Pauls and probably sgs

[@psd9850]

As a guitar player with only one guitar, I more than agree. Having the right guitar is key for being awesome. Unfortunately I don't have the right guitar.

[@SizzenGD]

1:01 Я же не один тут слово из трех букв слышу?

[@metallistuff]

It's the word huy that for some reason he is just throwing it at random situations

[@lewisgrant7622]

It was so easy he stabbed the snare in anger

[@prepperandson1399]

Jason wrote blackened he said it was harder than that James simplified it but I understand why that and shortest straw are my favorite 2 on that album which is also my favorite album

[@yuvgotubekidding]

I get it too and I don’t even play. But I listen. A lot.

[@trevorclark7985]

he played this on explorer shapes back in the 80s..

[@Viktor47917]

I'm kind of glad James went down to lower tuning. D#-Standard gives a good sound. Lower and it is better lol. I wish I could meet the guy one day. But I let time tell.

[@icaanul]

Jason should have been there to show him how to play it again.

[@nei_hmande2427]

When you get to be a 30, 40, 50 year veteran in something you get the tool you require. This is how it is.

[@mkendall8393]

Also when you get to be a 30.40.50 year veteran, sometimes you become the tool.

[@nei_hmande2427]

@@mkendall8393 irony eh?

[@BugZan1]

Robert knows (he knows)

[@UnnamedThe]

Love how this ends on a blessed Chuj.

[@metallistuff]

it's not chuj! it's HUY

[@rattlecage666]

Two words: "Muscle Memory" .....when you are playing at his level... you do not even think ...you just do .....If he had to think about the song he would struggle to play it ...if he is relaxed.... it's no big deal ....His muscle memory for the song... is based upon the guitar type used ....It also appears he might wear the V slightly lower then the Snakebite.

[@MattieBennett]

1:01 …Lewis and The News?

[@terorz123]

Lars, it was back then, when you had hair!

[@jdfenix7]

I mean was it a problem at the Seattle ‘89 show aka the best live concert release in the history of the universe???

[@metallistuff]

haha so true

[@Simon-Sjokvist1995]

Guitarists will know this. Different guitars feels so different. on my explorer i can downpick like a demon but on my strat i just cant, doesnt work. on my strat i can play nice smooth things but on the explorer it just doesnt work only metal

[@BigCleverName]

Funnily enough, James probably wrote Blackened on a explorer guitar

[@Lux_1138]

"babalababala" -james hetfield

[@brukuns]

Crazy how James plays with the guitar practically hanging down his knees. lol. I have to set my strap looking like I'm playing in the 50s. lol

[@RiffRock51]

If you could have that Snakebyte or that Flying V, which would you pick?

[@metallistuff]

Mmm not sure... Probably Snakebyte, but it depends on what you want at the specific time

[@RitchieRosson]

LEGEND! Amazing.