How to sound like John Sykes - 1987

This is episode 4 of nail that tone. In this episode I discuss some of the import factors when trying to replicate the iconic 1987 white snake guitar sound. I share some insights on how to get a similar tone using similar gear to what was used originally.
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[@The4thDensity]

I was 19 years old in 1987...frightening how time fly's.

[@ShredHeads]

Well at least there was some awesome music during your youth years.

[@johnm.4655]

What's interesting is that, if you listen to Ozzy's album "Diary of a Madman", Randy Rhoad's tone on, say, "Flying High Again" (Studio Version) has a sound very similar to John's tone on this entire 87' album. It's a very "metallic" sound, with a ton of high end and presence, with almost no bass or mids. It's a killer classic metal tone for sure!

[@ShredHeads]

Well, Sykes was probably influenced by that sound. Any album that did well and sounded great, players were smart and would often borrow from each other.

[@Searchin4tone]

@@ShredHeads Bob Rock helped John Sykes get that tone. Tons of layering along with recording technique. John made sure Bob was there to record Blue Murder.

[@elitecombatfitnesscentral6170]

On Diary Max Norman states all the guitars went direct into the board. Not like Blizzard where they had Randy's stack in the basement and mic's at different spots all the way up the stairs that led out of the basement....

[@KD-nb3mp]

@@Searchin4tone They slaved 3 coliseum heads into eachother and cranked them to 10. Thats what Bob Rock said. He also said that Sykes was the best player he ever worked with.

[@MaikiStarwood]

Sykes & Rhoads are contemporaries. When Rhoads was still alive & with Ozzy, Sykes was with "Tygers of Pantang", checkout his tone on the "Spellbound" album, he already had that sound. I particularly love his tone & playing on "Mirror Mirror" in that album. Having said that, I've often thought both Rhoads & Sykes had certain similarities in their playing. Ozzy did want Sykes as a replacement for Rhoads, but Sykes elected to stay with Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy).

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

I saw John play with Blue Murder and his tone was killer.. Cool video.. Yeah, great stuff.. John has the best vibrato too!

[@ShredHeads]

Thanks Man, appreciate the comment. 👍

[@nickypoundtown9568]

Been listening to this album since I was 4, I'm 36 now and in no way am I sick of any song on it

[@ShredHeads]

I wasn’t born when the album came out but I have heard that it was a big hit.

[@lelandgaunt7130]

Damn, you were a cool 4 year old. \m/

[@nickypoundtown9568]

@@lelandgaunt7130 I had a mullet like my dad and we would blast this in the 74 trans am on the way to buy take out, I know it sounds like a zoomers idea of a fake 80s story but it's actually true, my parents were 19 and 21 and essentially were headbanging kids struggling to come to grips with parenthood, the pontiac was the family car till 93 when my brother came along

[@MachineHeadDissent]

Crying in the rain solo has to be his best work with Whitesnake!!….

[@ShredHeads]

It’s a solid song for sure.

[@dpapaky]

This solo was the reason I started to play guitar!!!!!!

[@johnnymoraes23]

Yes.

[@mikemills1652]

John currently plays EVH 5150 amps, the tone is in his hands because he still has that sound. A good Les Paul is a must. "A dawning of a brand new day" on youtube.....actually better tone now

[@ShredHeads]

yep, finger tone is important. people rarely talk about it but it's a big part of anybody's tone.

[@dairenn]

Those EVH 5150 amp heads are basically perfect. JUST enough headroom with Exactly the right tubes. Goes clean Nicely, the two gain channels are perfect. I've used it live myself and I love it. So much so that I took it with me when I moved to Japan!

[@Taylor___]

That tone is insane

[@DirtySouthConnection803]

Crying In The Rain is some of Sykes' best work. If any of you haven't heard it, you should check it out. Great rhythmic groove to it. Cool video!👍

[@codacreator6162]

Still my favorite album and favorite guitarist.

[@themadmattster9647]

to me, the Gibson Dirty Fingers pickup really nails his tone well

[@ShredHeads]

Good to know, 👍

[@Swampster70]

There's a reason for that: as that's the pickup he used in the bridge position.

[@adamanderson8838]

Killer content brother. 🙏🔥 it helps to know that I’ll never sound like Sykes with my setup & zero layering. Lol. John is a Savage on guitar. He & Zack need to write a album together, crushing it in the mid range & duel Vocal exchanges cutting each other up with nasty leads.

[@ShredHeads]

thanks man, not too sure what john is up to these days. i think he hasn't been that active lately. he is a great player for sure though.

[@Stewart.fryers]

I’ve managed to get close with a MXR Super Badass Distortion pedal into a Marshall Guvnor pedal then into a cranked AC30

[@cymro6537]

Sykes is truly awesome I've just purchased a guitar pedal that's meant to capture _that_ tone from Whitesnake's eponymous '87 album: Guitar slinger 87 MkIII . It's pretty good - but not cheap .

[@ShredHeads]

Cool, sounds like a cool pedal.

[@cymro6537]

@@ShredHeads Yeh it is ,but there's only one thing missing: Sykes' fingers 😏

[@dairenn]

Sykes was my God; I got into guitars thanks to Jake E. Lee, but my brother and I could not get enough of what Sykes did on the '87 record. Once I Finally found Blue Murder Years later, I was the happiest I could be as a rock music fan.

[@johnnymoraes23]

John has a killer grab when his plays. You gotta play heavy to play Sykes. In general, you gotta play heavy when playing hard rock and metal. John's rig was a 70's Les Paul, with the Dirty Fingers pickups, and you're right on, he used the Mesa Boogie MKIII Coliseum amp, although many people think it was a Marshall head, it wasn't, it's the Coliseum. But, the cabinets where Marshall, of course; but the main ingredients there are the Coliseum head and a good american Les Paul with high output pickups.

[@ShredHeads]

Yeah, that info sounds right to me. 👍

[@mattonbass]

Exactly. I had the pleasure of auditioning for Thin Lizzy in 2007, and did it at John's house. When I walked into his studio, what do I see sitting there resting against the couch? You got it, his '78 Gibson Les Paul Custom. It felt a bit like seeing Excalibur or the Holy Grail ;)

[@elitecombatfitnesscentral6170]

They were struggling with the sound and Rob Rock happened to be in the next studio, suggested that they run two separate amps that's why it sounds so full.

[@ShredHeads]

Yep

[@dairenn]

It didn't hurt that they had a killer EQ and an insanely good mix engineer. The guitars sound super full and amazing right at the source from the iso tracks I've heard, but they got it all to come together on what is possibly the most powerful 80s rock album I've ever heard.

[@elitecombatfitnesscentral6170]

@@dairenn You could hear that there were more than one guitar sound coming through the speakers.

[@connyblomqvist3648]

It has to be a Gibson Dirty Finger pickup in the bridge to nail Sykes tone perfekt

[@jace2u556]

I had a copy of that Guitar magazine on your wall bought it at the grocery store in about 1987. I threw it out about 1995😆

[@codacreator6162]

Funny. I didn’t know Bob Rock helped produce the ‘87 album, but I was just thinking moments before you said something that I wondered what Bob Rock would have done… eerie.

[@jamespowell1175]

Put a Graphtech nut on your Les Paul. I have put many on customers 'won't stay in tune' guitars. Don't be surprised if the Gibson nut fractures upon removal, as the glue is far too strong for nut retention.

[@ShredHeads]

I might do that in the future. Not sure if it will solve it completely, but It will probably help.

[@richardblack3385]

Came here for Skykes! Subscribed for that beautiful images & words t shirt!

[@ShredHeads]

Images & words is one of my favorite records ever. 🤘👍

[@neel_mass3y]

remember on the riff the octave F# bounces back its not just a single stroke on the higher octave. the correct way is, you bounce back between the the lower F# and higher one, in the riff u play 0:23, ur supposed to hit the low F# before going to the E Cord, sorry my OCD kicked in when i heard the riff wasn't exact and since u nailed the tone, but played the riff wrong, i was kicking my self lol. ik its a minor detail but i mean i think you know how important details are because of the points in this vid

[@ShredHeads]

After reviewing it I believe you are right. I played some scratchy palm muted thing instead. I like to learn everything by ear at this point. I remember trying to look up the isolated track but it looks like it was taken down from KZbin at some point. Every detail is important. 👍

[@DemskePaul2017]

Keith Olsen and Mike Stone produced '87. Bob Rock produced Blue Murder, and was busy with Honeymoon Suite, Bon Jovi, Rock and Hyde, Loverboy and Aerosmith (as an engineer) around that time. So I'm not sure how Bob Rock helped with Sykes' tone, unless it's not credited on the album. It's also nice to hear the Chris Collier 2020 mixes of the Sykes-era material. They took out much of the reverb, and you can hear more of Sykes' picking, especially on Crying In the Rain. Thanks for this video!

[@ShredHeads]

I don’t think bob rock produced or engineered that album but he was around during the recording process. He has stated this in different interviews. He helped out with john’s sound when they weren’t getting the results they wanted. It’s cool to know there are different mixes of some of this stuff, I’ll check it out.

[@heavymetalhero08]

He explained in the video how Bob was involved. It's basically why John wanted Bob to produce the Blue Murder album which is Rocks first sole producer role I believe

[@dairenn]

Consulting with Rock but you're right, he didn't produce that record. Legendary Olsen and Stone did. You can always tell when Rock produces a record 'cause the drums like a crack of thunder (lol). No knock by the way, I LOVE that sound. You hear it all over Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine," Metallica's "Black" album, Doctor Feelgood by Motley Crue and even The Electric Boys' "From Rags to Riches." Sounds SO good. That said, whatever Stone and Dunbar were doing worked for me on the '87 WS album. I Loved the drums on that record.

[@lmosco69]

Hi, was wondering, where did you get the Mesa head cabinet? Was it stock? Looks & sounds Great!🤘🏽

[@ShredHeads]

Thanks, not stock, the previous owner I bought the amp from had a custom head shell made for the amp.

[@zipchtkdn7804]

Call John used no pedals whatsoever straight cord to the end and then Bob mixed in the actually it was delayed and some modulation that was it same way live so it's pretty badass and I guess he had his jcm 800s modded by Jose this great amp tech back in the day

[@ontherocks1026]

What type of reverb are you using for this tone btw ?? Plate ? 🤔 thanks for this vid . I almost got it dialed in on my rig haha

[@ShredHeads]

If I don’t say in the video, it was likely a spring reverb. I can’t exactly remember.

[@mesa-the-aphophas3586]

Nice Bro. So, on my Mark V and 2X12 recto. As you said, the "tone" is really mic placement on or around the cone for sure. Would you recommend doing this on Ch2 or Ch3 on the Mark V? IIC+ on there does cut the "drive" more than the Mark IV mode does. Any recommendations for the EQ (post)? I will adjust my EQ sliders to match yours as near as I can on the V. Just looking for any suggestions you may offer.

[@ShredHeads]

I have never played a Mark V. I might get one someday for sure. I am assuming it has that classic mark sound so I would say to probably use channel 3. I would run the gain at around 5 or so. The lead channel on my different mark amps have a lot of gain even at 4 or 5. In post I just recorded 2 tracks that were set flat with just the raw tone and two that I added some bottom end to thicken the sound. I did four tracks in total with each side having a flat and thick track panned hard to each side.

[@mesa-the-aphophas3586]

@@ShredHeads yeah man. The V is a classic boogie and plenty of gain around 5. I’ll play around with both Mark IC+ amp IV mode and see what I get. I’ll do the flat and thick to see how it sounds. Thanks again man! Great job and awesome channel!

[@Swampster70]

I have the smaller Mark V, the 25 watt. Mark IV mode seems best. Make sure you dial back the bass (on the rotary control), which is a must for all high gain work on a Mark series. For the gain, less that 12 o'clock and the EQ less of a V more have the sliders above half way apart from the middle (750hz) which is pulled down. Go mid way between the mid point and the top of the EQ for most and then dial to taste. To much gain muddies the mix. The Presence is key here as you need at "sizzle". There's a lot of top end on his tone In general I get the feeling that the Mark V in Mark IV mode is closer to an angry Mark IIC++ or a Mark III (which Skyes used - a Mark III Coliseum). I never got on well with the big Mark V - I always thought it was lacking a little something but didn't know what that something was but I love the 25 watt but wished I had a crystal ball and saw that the 35 watt was coming out shortly after I bought the 25. That has a bigger transformer and more punch. You can get this tone on that amp in a few minutes. For pickups you'll need something fairly hot but clear. Skyes used Dirty Fingers. I'm digging the EMG Het Set at 18V, which gives the clarity but a ton of drive. Strings. Don't use a set of telegraph wires and expect tons of zing in the tone. Go old school and back to 9-42 or 44 otherwise you'll be fighting a losing battle even before the tone has reached the pickups.

[@Vestu]

Can I sound like John Sykes with EMG-81 on bridge?

[@zipchtkdn7804]

Dude I think dream theater sounds so much better live than they do on CD or even in the DVDs just live they just sound heavenly dude just the recordings and the videos or no u got like a real high Fidelity home video system doesn't do their stuff Justice

[@ShredHeads]

I will respectfully disagree, I’ve seen DT at least 5 times live. They are incredible but their live mix always sounds kind of muddy, at least in my opinion. Petrucci’s live tone is great but the overall band mix usually sounds off. Their albums sound really good and their Awake album, sonically is just incredible in my opinion. If you are referring to early DT then maybe, but I just wasn’t around yet to hear them back in the day.

[@evangel1460]

Great video, but it would've been nice to see exactly what settings you had in a bit clearer of detail. As a person new to Mesa Boogies all the options is astonishing and a bit confusing when trying to recreate this sound.

[@ShredHeads]

Thanks, settings can vary highly depending on what guitar you are playing through. The mark series amps have a tricky bass knob. Keep that below 3 and use the graphic eq to shape the sound more so than the eq knobs.

[@dairenn]

@@ShredHeads Props on the tone in this video, it's *super* close and obviously it's almost the same head and close to the same guitar, as you explain in this recording. Great job.

[@MK-tj5bf]

Thanks for the video. Was wondering do you think Friedman BE-OD Deluxe pedal would fit the sound of Whitesnake 87? Thanks.

[@ShredHeads]

It could work. Just scoop some mids to give it a more boogie like sound. The key to this tone in my opinion is the chorus type effect.

[@MK-tj5bf]

@@ShredHeads thank you! Will try

[@zipchtkdn7804]

A little modulation and little echo and he split each cabinet and stereo and the game was on about four on the end cuz he wanted a nice seventies tone because the '80s was something that John didn't really want so good thing Bob Rock was into you know like the 70 stuff like John so you got a roaring '70s crunch and sustain

[@ShredHeads]

Yeah, there was some splitting thing he did to get it to sound wide and huge.

[@zipchtkdn7804]

A Sennheiser Mike and sm57 sure and a different one I can't remember it's a bob Rock had mic his cab

[@1allspub]

I never get the “it doesn’t stay in tune very well” critique of Gibsons. I’ve owned about 30 different Gibsons over the years (mostly LPs) from eras ranging from Norlins to present day ones… and I’ve never had one that didn’t stay in tune just fine.

[@ShredHeads]

Tuning can vary based on how you play. If you just play power chords, most guitars will stay in tune pretty well. If you hit the strings hard and bend the hell out of the strings a lot of guitars won't stay in tune very well. While your experience may vary, many players have experienced issues with the gibson/les paul guitars which is why it's a thing among the guitar player community.

[@1allspub]

@@ShredHeads I get it. And I have a pretty heavy hand and I like to do lots of bending and vibrato when soloing, etc. I’m not saying my Gibsons never go out of time. Obviously any guitar can and will. But I personally haven’t experienced it any more on a Gibson than any other brand I’ve owned/played. YMMV, but like I said, just not been my experience in my 40 years of playing.

[@ShredHeads]

@@1allspub I literally tried out a gibson les paul yesterday at GC. $3000, brand new, I spent more time tuning it than playing it. I've never played one that was rock solid.

[@1allspub]

@@ShredHeads Playing a guitar that’s been hanging on the wall at GC (likely with old lifeless strings) is no way to judge a guitar (any guitar). A person needs to take it home, put their favorite strings on it, and set it up like they like. Then, and only then, is when they will get to know the guitar. Is any guitar with a traditional nut and a regular tune-o-matic tailpiece gonna be as solid tuning-wise as one with as one with a locking nut and FR? Of course not. But apples to apples, I’ve yet own a Gibson that wasn’t as good as any hard tail Fender or PRS, etc.

[@ShredHeads]

@@1allspub sorry but I disagree. whats the point of trying out a piece of gear, not liking the way it performs and just taking a chance on it. Having to set it all up and even modding it just to finally, maybe have it perform the way you want it too. The les paul by design is flawed with that weird angle at the nut on the D and G strings. I like les pauls and its totally cool if you think they work great, that just hasn't been my experience with them.

[@bubbahotep5439]

Do your "Nail that Tone," but for a new spin do each tone on the Axe-FX III. That would truly rock!!

[@PAULVANOS5150]

Nice vid🤘

[@ShredHeads]

THX 🤘

[@Woodlandsu35]

at 7:56 , your statement "common to Gibson..not to stay in tune“. I feel sorry for your experience, but what makes your view "common"? Otherwise thx for your take on Sykes, and certainly an opposite view on this tuning perspective on my behalf ! Spoken after 4 decades of of LP , 335, Gibsons and else...

[@ShredHeads]

I have had a few Gibsons. They stay in tune ok, but the design of the les paul in particular isn't great for tuning stability with the angle of the D and G strings at the nut. I am certainly not alone on this topic or opinion. However, everyones opinion and experience will vary.

[@zipchtkdn7804]

There's a guy on here that is a John Sykes Manic fan tone lover chaser and all my info is from his video did you use any any distortion whatsoever man just modulation and delay. No reverb ..bob Rock and Sykes got killer tone from bob rocks genius

[@ShredHeads]

I don’t exactly remember what I used. Whatever I say in the video, but I really dislike boosting amps. I prefer the natural gain of the amps. A boogie mark iii has more than I would ever need.

[@OliverHeuschele]

Originally John Sykes has used Marshall JCM800 😉

[@ShredHeads]

Yep

[@totc6196]

Fractal profile would be greatly appreciated.

[@ShredHeads]

I might make a video on it at some point.

[@daniel1974c]

Gibson doesn't stay in tune? I've never had that issue and I use a heavy hand

[@ShredHeads]

Gibson les Paul’s are notorious for not staying in tune. Even the way they are designed is not great for tuning stability. Other Gibson guitars might stay in tune better. If your Gibson stays in tune great, that’s awesome don’t sell that guitar.

[@zipchtkdn7804]

He used dirty fingers on album

[@ivorharden]

Allegedly, Zakk Wylde used Sykes's Jcm800 on No rest for the Wicked.

[@ShredHeads]

never heard that before

[@JDMurphy997]

I do believe it was JCM 800 combo amp but I don’t think it belonged to John. I think it was more of a studio amp used.

[@ivorharden]

@@JDMurphy997 Zakk said in an interview. I read it online. mixdownmag.com.au/features/columns/gear-rundown-zakk-wylde/

[@ivorharden]

@@ShredHeads mixdownmag.com.au/features/columns/gear-rundown-zakk-wylde/

[@JDMurphy997]

@@ivorharden yepp that’s what I said, he used the same jcm800 combo John used on the whitesnake 87 album. Doesn’t say it’s John’s personal amp though

[@Ratso_DeLynch]

Hey Shred head! first a Big THANK YOU from Niagara Falls Canada - I have burning questions ALL about your Les paul, I just got into the LP style guitar world and I REALLY *need your help* My *Les paul won't stay in tune* and I don't want to put thicker strings , my guitar has a decent spec to it and i like my guitars to play smooth/ easy with 9-46 i don't usually go up string gages from that. (Please read bellow🙏🏻)! * *How do you keep the damn thing in tune so well?* I have an unsung Canadian les paul I.e the godin LG same gibson short scale and it really is not holding tune despite a graptech tusq nut that it came with and schaller tulip style kluson tuners. Almost every time when I whack a big G chord or play a fast lick followed by a big bend it falls out. : - Right now I have 9-46 strings on it right now. so im wondering : - What can I do next ? - Do I have to swap out these pesky tulip tuners ? Yours seem to do the job, how ? - I like big behind the nut ( fake whammy bar !) bends famously done by John Sykes and mastered by Phil X too so tuning is really important.. - using like 12 gauge strings is not an option i play on my esp vintage plus HSS superstrat with 9-46 so jumping up so many string gaiges probably will feel crazy stiff and just uncomfortable to play. - do I need to just jump ship altogether and get 3 on 3 modern staggered locking tuners by schaller hipshot etc quality locking tuners and ditch the vintage ones if nothing else works ? *** I am new to the les paul game, have played superstrats since I started but the godin single cut LG caught my eye for price specs and looking unique in a cool way ( I think prs's are tacky looking and gibsons are too classic everyone has one and I wanted to try a different kind of single cut). * I really look forward to hearing some advice from you about the above ^ the Godin LG feels phenomenal of the damn thing would just stay in tune it would be my next main player. Until I figure out these tuning woes I've just been playing my strat. * Just looking for some clarity and I thought there was no one better to ask who is a bit more familiar in dialing in these beasts. Your big heavy and underrated riffs you play on it and candid videos of you sharing your secrets, playing style and lessons in general are a real treat - the les paul specifically yours looks like it plays in your wheel house 100% so I hope you can tell me all the ins and out about keeping it in tune. . Thanks in advance for any help and advice; stay safe keep rocking and giving us this amazing content my friend. All the best 🤘🏻🙏🏻 - Adam

[@ShredHeads]

Hello Canadian friend. 🤘 It sucks to hear you are having issues with your LP guitar. The truth about these guitars is that they all or most of them don't stay in tune very well. It's a common issue. My two LP's don't stay in tune very well which is super annoying so I understand your frustration. The design of the Les Paul is flawed because of the string angle at the nut for both the D and G string. These strings tend to catch on the nut causing them to go out of tune. My best advice would be to find a guitar tech/luthier who you can take the guitar to. Tell him about the issues you are having and a good tech should be able to improve the guitar's performance. There are several mods the tech can make to the guitar in order to improve tuning stability. I would not go up in string gauge, I don't think this will help at all. I use 9's on most of my guitars. the truth is that no guitar is perfect, every guitar goes out of tune with enough stress and playing time. I wouldn't worry about it. Just spend some time and find something that works for that guitar so that it is usable. And of course enjoy it because a guitar is useless if it isn't played. Take care, -Juan

[@vorpalblades]

The nut isn't properly cut. It's needs relief on the headstock side. I play Dean's, never had a tuning issue.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Search YT for "Gibson mandolin guitar string tuning method". It works like this. First, make certain that the string slots are cut correctly for your string gauge in the correct width and not too deep. Nut sauce the slots lightly. Make certain that the tuning gears are snug & not loose. For the E/A/D strings allready running through the tailpiece, over the saddles, across the fingerboard and over the nut, make a 90 degree bend at the next tuning post above the post that you intend to wind up. For the E string bend at the A string post and so on. (Gauge by your eye for the D string bend at or slightly above the top of the headstock) Slide the string through the post hole from the inner/inside middle area of the headstock side up to the bend. With the protruding end make another reverse bend around the post to where the first bend is and bring the string "underneath" the 1st bend and bend the string straight up. Wind the tuning peg carefully while winding the wraps down underneath one another towards the headstock You now have 3 bends forever locking the string and 2-3 wraps for the E/A/D strings posts. Once properly stretched you will never lose tuning providing that the nut slot is properly set up and that there is no tuning gear sloppiness. For the G/B/E strings make the first bend 2 tuning posts above the post intended to be strung and repeat the process. As you wrap the strings down the posts you will have 3-4 wraps around each post for the G/B/E string posts. 3 bends and 2-5 wraps per post. Ain't NOTHING going to be slipping up there EVER!😃🤟 You will never ever have a tuning problem ever again on a Gibson with this stringing technique. The only part that is difficult is string removal at the post but it's well worth the small hassle to stay in tune and make 4 fret bends with no worries. And make certain that the saddles are deburred and smooth. Let me know how happy that you are.😉

[@walterpeluffo2462]

John sykers grabo la guitarra en Whitesnake 87?

[@ShredHeads]

Si, Pero luego lo corrieron antes de la jira para el disco.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

But what did he use live with WS & TL? Speakers also.

[@ShredHeads]

Not sure. He wasn’t in white snake very long. Speakers were probably what was popular at the time, greenback, 65/75 celestions or the earliest V30 speakers.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@@ShredHeads Yea, hard top say which speakers. I enjoy the early break-up of 25w GB speakers. Great harmonics. To me, higher watt speakers seem to choke the tone and make it sterile.

[@frankpaws]

Bob Rock created the tone for him.

[@oliverorme4299]

the guitar has eyes!! (stand hooks)

[@zipchtkdn7804]

Sorry about all the messages but this s*** just popped out of my brain a little bit at a time but he is dirty fingers too in the bridge and of the bridge of Les Paul. To be honest with you those dirty fingers are great for metal Rock a little bit of rockabilly very versatile and the only other pickup I probably want to have is super distortion from like 20 or 30 years ago when they were made by a lady at the the demarzio factory

[@satchrules101]

Subbed!

[@ShredHeads]

Thanks man, plenty of other cool guitar videos on my channel. 👍

[@ytusersumone]

Thanks for the video. Please tone down the 'background' music at least 50-80% lower. It distracts, is on top of your voice and is not good music. Thanks.

[@ShredHeads]

I’ll keep your feedback in mind. However, you are the first to complain about the music. My voice could be louder but adding some compression would fix that. 👍

[@lelandgaunt7130]

"Gibson Les Pauls don't stay in tune" 👊👊 Buy Custom Shop you bastard! I'm mainly a Strat player, but there is nothing wrong with my 57 and 60 reissues. They stay in tune a little better than stock Strats I own. Gibsons (custom shop) only have ONE flaw..they're very fragile. Both of my reissues have dents and chips that would take years to appear on a Strat. Cool video man, how did you tame the volume?

[@ShredHeads]

boogies are mostly pre amp gain amps. No need to crank them to get a good sound from them. The Gibsons I have owned stay in tune ok, but not great. if yours stay in tune then that's great i would keep them around.

[@nickgertsson]

Here is isolated track Still Of The Night kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKDanKybjNmreM0

[@ShredHeads]

cool, thanks for sharing the link. 👍

[@Mickey69745]

I mean this with full good intentions in constructive criticism. The sounds are fine. But you need to work on your pocket and your feel. Play with a metronome rhythm wise.

[@ramapramudana3104]

Whats his tuning guitar set?

[@ShredHeads]

Tuning for this song is E standard.

[@richardblack3385]

Where can I get that d.t. shirt

[@ShredHeads]

I bought it online. Check eBay or the bands website.

[@vincemartin6402]

Only John Sykes sounds like John Sykes.

[@georgesilveira4936]

He use a MJC800 all Day long !!!

[@ShredHeads]

Yes, he used Marshall amps but he also used mesa amps. Look it up if you don’t believe me. There are several pics of his rig and mesa amps.

[@mikeoxlong4588]

"Cocaine the Tone"

[@mattbelloni]

He use 011 gauge?

[@ShredHeads]

I am not sure what string gauge he used but I don’t think it would matter that much. 010 on a les Paul works great.

[@justincox1685]

too much talking yawn

[@ShredHeads]

You are certainly welcome to make your own video about this tone. I’m sure it will be an incredibly exciting video.