How to Johnny Marr in 1 minute

[@DesmondDoom]

Comment your favourite Marr guitar riff. This is just the tip of the iceberg, I only had a minute! (bonus points if you can point out the typo)

[@s00uul]

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

[@Dalathe]

Some girls are bigger than others

[@fen3184]

I don't know about yourslef, but Boys Don't Cry... ;)

[@DesmondDoom]

@@fen3184 needs to be on a t-shirt now

[@SO-ym3zs]

The B part of the riff especially sounds like Marr. Kudos as always. "Yourslef" :)

[@aisle_of_view]

Whenever I open up a tin of soup, I always sing "This charming cannnnnn". Every damn time.

[@biggloop7015]

I love that you also just casually include that you can play bass like Andy Rourke too

[@DesmondDoom]

RIP

[@bassonthemark8191]

I was about to comment how much I appreciated the bass in the finished product. I enjoy your stuff, nice work as always. 🙏 Yes R.I.P. Andy Rourke, phenomenal bass player.

[@thegreatpapyrus1518]

And drums like Mike

[@happypapi1903]

@@bassonthemark8191 He was a great DJ too. Saw him play a boat party in Toronto in 2012. Full dance floor all night with stuff you'd hear at the Hacienda in 1989.

[@SewerTapes]

If I heard the end result out of context, I'd totally think it was The Smiths. Nailed it, dude.

[@shaunmclorie5929]

🎶 Oh Englands such a charming place 🎶

[@CheeF_Phetty]

I hate this job but at least I get to see your faaaaace

[@SeanEiseleMusic]

There are no words to convey how you just nailed that classic Smiths sound. I love this!!

[@davidlocharysmustache2471]

Funnily, I prefer the sound of the Smiths with no words, wocka wocka!!!

[@SeanEiseleMusic]

@@davidlocharysmustache2471 Me too! There are a bunch of Smiths songs uploaded to KZbin without vocals, and I typically enjoy them much better than with Morrissey singing. That said, there are songs of theirs that I think benefit from him… but most of the time I enjoy just the music better. “Some Girls are Bigger Than Others” is a prime example

[@gcvrsa]

I've been a fan of him since the late 80s, but this is the first time I've ever seen a good description of how to get that sound.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

As a massive Johnny Marr fan this did make me laugh however he did create his own sound

[@1seansouth]

just brilliant Desmond, you are amazing

[@michaelmyers9891]

I love the song in the end! Please, launch the full version. 🎃

[@misssmimsedits107]

Yes please!! That riff sounds to beautiful!! I got immediate goose bumps when I heard it. 🥶🥶

[@chriscoll6493]

I love this channel. Between this and the Andy&Alex reactions channel, I learn more about making music in 2 minutes than they teach in school. 😊

[@chriscoll6493]

My favorite Marr riff is the vibrating one from How Soon is Now. How does that long vibration sound work? (Maybe play it? Idk.) Cheers 🎉

[@DesmondDoom]

@@chriscoll6493 that effect is called a tremolo, you can get a pedal that does it or some amps have it built in

[@avillageofvigils3749]

You make it look so easy! Thanks mate! Amazing talent

[@aligofren1]

Please make a full version of this beautiful riff in the form of a song. I just really want to dance to it for hours.

[@aligofren1]

or if you already have it recorded, please let me know where???

[@kevh9497]

Charming, man! Great playing Mr Doom.. superb!

[@theuke1139]

i could listen to this guy talk about music n stuff all day dude

[@replaceablehead]

I spoke to Mitch Easter once about what exactly people are "hearing" when they talk about "jangle". He couldn't really tell me because everyone has a different idea about what they're hearing, but he was kind enough to break down all the elements so that I could see what each thing does. My conclusion was that the doubling of the electric parts with a 6-string acoustic guitar, at least to me, was the biggest factor.

[@johncoopwood7226]

Mitch is super talented!

[@aako-dd1ly]

What does doubling the electric parts even mean

[@stevowilliams8279]

@@aako-dd1lydoubling means adding more than 1 guitar on the recording. Some bands, like metallica, will do this like 5-10 times, with absolutely no variation in what is being played between each added layer. For the smiths, marr will sometimes play an electric guitar line like the one in this video, and he’ll double it with an acoustic guitar playing strummed chords behind it.

[@LouisMinett1994]

I really wanna start a postpunk style band at some point, drum machine and all!

[@DesmondDoom]

Do it m8, everything is so accessible these days and cheap gear works fine, only dentists buy $60,000 guitars

[@LouisMinett1994]

@@DesmondDoom I play bass kinda like Lemmy nowadays, lost the ability to pluck with my 'Birdie' but I supppose it changes things up. As soon as I figure out recording etc i wanna drop some real tunes and less FLstudio junk haha .. I keep going in circles otherwisr

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@@LouisMinett1994 Nothing wrong with playing like Lemmy, it just means you find it easier to go in a heavier and less atmospheric direction. Nothing wrong with ripping off Celtic Frost instead of The Smiths.

[@LouisMinett1994]

@@skaldlouiscyphre2453 'Kinda like' doesn't mean ripping off. Lou Barlow, Hüsker Dü, Thunderbolt, Death From Above 1979, The Beastie Boys 'Sabotage' there's a couple who do it in a typically overdriven way .. However, I was thinking more along the line of using chords on a bass to create a thick layer for clean leads to settle upon .. Utilizing it more typically like a bass at times and then using it like a rhythm guitar higher up the neck during solos or intense measures?

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@@LouisMinett1994 Don't mistake my use of the phrase 'ripping off' as pejorative. Imitating aspects of artists we like is the norm, no?

[@k12274]

that sounds absolutely beautiful

[@Rose_Arcana]

Thank You for delivering this video.

[@kastro99]

been looking for something like this nice one!

[@saimonferro]

Cacildes, this is why I like this channel so much. Superb.

[@thepostapocalyptictrio4762]

Well, you were totally correct! Bravo!

[@dtrain5171]

Outstanding

[@deannilvalli6579]

Excellent. That bassline is also killer. I think the open strings ringing out is essential for the real jangle sound.

[@ericksantosabreu9781]

FULL VERSION, MASTER, PLEAAASE!!! 😍😍😍😍😍

[@adamv242]

Bloody *perfect*.

[@TheD2JBug]

Goddam this slaps all the shiny jangling things

[@draketoto3576]

This is so awesome

[@opel48]

Loved it !

[@pedroguajardo7828]

Genius!!!

[@mangauniversity]

These are always such a treat!

[@danielo174]

Bravo!! Brilliant. Love this chanel every time a video drops its an event for me!

[@jma6893]

Nailed it! You did yourslef good!

[@BGasperov]

Wow, spot on!

[@moreme40]

Loved The Smith’s sound and style. I also like Morrissey’s solo stuff

[@louismanouche]

that was really useful and a great video title :-)

[@Dennisdem]

Very cool, very accurate, but with the both pick ups it will be perfect.

[@evaknk]

my favorite music channel

[@atquinn1975]

So much great information in such a short video

[@bouledeberlin8741]

You're a really great musician, really.

[@adrianfumi]

Thank you for the killer vid! Although, I don't own a Tele, I had to grab my JM signature Jag, and it sounded pretty sweet! My fave to play is Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now...

[@tomdchi12]

Me great great granddad used a pedal and amp in the mines, me great granddad did too, right down to today! But seriously, your title card has me imagining a world where Slash, Axl, Duff and the boys desperately wanted to be the American version of the Smiths...

[@DesmondDoom]

The horror...

[@eduardorajabally28]

Brilliant videos! keep them comin'...

[@wungabunga]

Yup, you got it.

[@incredibleblaan9983]

spot on

[@greggsergeant1926]

Sounds like if Marr was in The Cure ❤

[@sojungvage9740]

absolute killer..love it

[@otitomarques]

VERY NICE DES. CONGRATULATIONS!

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

You could use a Soldano SLO, Vox AC30 or Marshall JCM 800. Any amp with headroom and a bit of natural compression

[@marcelbuschelk1734]

fantastic job

[@sambormann2369]

Marrvelous

[@syukoshiomy]

tele over a jag or an ES-335 is an interesting choice but i imagine it has more to do with your own selection than the guitar itself. great vid. marr's style is an enigma.

[@SM-wr4nn]

Ok but I love this so much.... (smiths fan for the last 25 yrs)

[@adambraunstein3283]

You're so skilled!

[@spuqspuqspuq]

your content is awesome

[@njt002]

I just played with myslef.

[@Thorbie]

Great jangle pop tutorial!

[@stephenericwalsh]

Sounds pretty good.

[@AmericaAriella]

Every time you play or make a knock off smiths tune or song it sounds just like them and it always sounds so amazing

[@bungle3912]

You should've chosen a Jaguar over a Telecaster.

[@scalderiso]

Great video also loved surf goth album

[@Google野郎]

please！full version！

[@charmingmorrissey]

England is a charming place......

[@owalls918]

Great vid, listen to surf goth all the time m8

[@zardportugal]

Brilliant.

[@richardc2726]

Johnny Marr was playing that when he was 5!

[@gallp13]

Love your work will be in Melb in 2 weeks are you playing anywhere ?

[@jb8280]

Love to see a John Squire Roses sound (debut album Mersey jangle). :)

[@wideernie]

Johnny Marr had all this worked out by the age of 14.

[@sylvan47070]

I need a Moonic and Desmond Doom colab in my life.

[@drklv666]

wow

[@2true359]

ANother Awesome tutorial!

[@Texicash]

Johnny marr is the man

[@yankeesfan3575]

Step 1: Buy a Rickenbacker. Step 2: Buy a Rickenbacker.

[@marguskiis7711]

oh, England, the charmimg place...

[@heidifordhoops]

Nailed it. Which telecaster model is that? Playah?

[@antalantal2366]

Favs of mine ny great JM: what difference, girl afraid, charming man

[@matttorrence2900]

Been trying to do this since 1991, and I still can't.

[@doursen]

i adore johnny marr

[@michelhv]

Desmond Doom is the Game Genie of post-punk music production.

[@jimbojones101]

😅 lol love it.

[@TAZMANIANtornadoe]

Need a full version with lyrics my brain can already hear it now

[@jeroenbrouwer1151]

❤❤

[@kenetramirez6358]

MAN JUST DROPPED A BOMB

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

YOU CAN STILL JANGLE WITH A HUMBUCKERRRRRR

[@Mr.BreadCrumb]

1:07 Killing Moon

[@Mr_Bogan]

Please make a song out of this riff

[@cheshirecat5824]

0:18 May I suggest Roland JC120 as an alternative? 😁 Regardless, epic as always, Desmond! 😊

[@dannyharrisonn_]

And the vibrato effect not chorus

[@davidanderson2290]

Thanks for your videos! Your videos are actually great for studying the whatness of all these bands tbh. Quick question, what do you use for the drums on your tracks?

[@DesmondDoom]

Hundreds of samples that I mix and tweak

[@sinnerboy6009]

The riff is lit

[@jasonmiller4080]

The Smyths!

[@Stefanosinf]

Amazing...

[@mattcoates2415]

Open strings for extra jangle factor has me ☠️

[@styrofoamboots9556]

I like the sound of the drum machine you're using here - what're you using for it?

[@lt.loomis8176]

Mate, I missed the boat on those incredible drum sample packs. I pretty much need them to survive as my Linn's aren't cutting it. Is there somewhere you can point me to? Cheers and praise be.

[@charliefckinmarr1188]

❤

[@arturupinski2283]

So it's look alike I will be listen to The Smiths to the end of the day, thanks!

[@brandonc8504]

Oy Desmond mate, what happened to the True Love Will Find You cover? I loved it and I’m sad to see it gone

[@DesmondDoom]

I might get a license for it and release it for streaming and upload again soon. Glad you love it m8, I like it too, feels good to make less gloomy stuff

[@JohnnyCrepe]

🔥

[@PCDisciple]

Legendary shit