JOHN 5 Shredding for PlayThisRiff.com

[@luanbejeveld80]

he leveled up to John 6

[@maxballdepth6055]

lol more like john 10

[@Trevorwyd064]

​@@maxballdepth6055 more like john 20

[@JasonRogerson-gs8jp]

He shortened his rank. It's really John 5000000000000000000000

[@mikapop3435]

John infinit

[@ellisgraver]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

John has completed his 10,000 hours of practice.

[@shakazulu8086]

Back in early 2000s

[@jayman2311]

I think you left out a zero.

[@conanthedestroyer7123]

@@jayman2311 lol true.

[@MrTguzz]

This dude is a flat out genius! Always looks happy doing his thing! Love it!

[@ampsup211]

Dude can play so many styles too, not enough recognition compared to others that aren't as good

[@BamesJond666]

my guitar doesn't do that

[@spaghettifurher78]

You need the update 1.0.6!

[@skullduggery3377]

you have to have strings exactly like his...and, of course, a pact with beelzebubba.

[@CaptainNeonSUN]

hahahahhahahahahahhahaahahahahha

[@tlezzy8252]

hhhmmmmm someone who understands the music industrial complex... nonetheless he's good cause he's put alot of time into what he loves

[@SirenaWF1]

BamesJond666 it can.

[@MtlDeath]

I showed my guitar this video, it didnt learn shit.. I still sound the same :/

[@horaciolopez2096]

Those guitars man... You can ground them for a month, not giving them any allowance... You can even buying them a car as a incentive and they don't change a bit... They just sit there waiting YOU to practice and improve... How dare they!

[@MtlDeath]

It's rediculous.. they aren't cheap.. ya spend ya hard earned money buyin em.. AND STILL want you to do everything.. it just ain't right.

[@robotjeans]

MtlDeath yeah that's the problem with guitars, stubborn bastards

[@caputmundi2382]

Like my girlfriend....

[@The_One_0_0]

@@MtlDeath u got to but it just helps Don't instantly make u good Do scales start slow and when ready u can feel it ur fingers get like tight then go faster and faster and faster which each techniques this is how guitar players grow

[@valramos2600]

John 5 is such an amazing player. Killer talent, killer ear, killer tone !

[@waynetwizell4492]

He my be all of what you say, but will he be satisfied with playing stuff that’s 10-15 years old (talking being with Motley Crüe) haven’t heard anything new from the Crüe for awhile.

[@ryanmozert]

​@@waynetwizell4492try 40 years old. geesh

[@TheJDLonline]

I agree with Risingsorrow, I have a new respect for John 5 as an artist, as a musician, the man knows his stuff. He is a true guitar player!

[@ArmstrongProds]

WTF?! So many unique sounds, have to watch this more than once.

[@karenlange1025]

I'm Karen's man. I played guitar since 11. John 5 is the coolest, politest, decent, outstanding guitar player. He's awesome! Keep the clips coming. Love Chris Harvey boom boom.

[@saifa6359]

He looks like the bad guy from Zoolander played by Will Ferrell.

[@bavmusik92]

Saif A you make my day 😂😂😂

[@gerrett108]

How does he sound? Lol

[@powerseostrategy]

Mugatu

[@philbash5602]

Solid. Ha!

[@prodigalson56]

I wasn't too bothered when he was in Manson but his solo stuff is just genius, Metal and Bluegrass is a good combination. He is more of a memorable guitarist than Vai and Satriani.

[@GeneralGoob]

Really is more memorable

[@patriotcanuck6485]

He made manson band better

[@bolancarpenterjr8753]

Jhon is not yet at same level than vai

[@patriotcanuck6485]

@@bolancarpenterjr8753 vai was amazing

[@LesGrossman69]

Vai and Satch are really amazing, I wouldn't even bother with a comparison

[@dawnhasbroken6304]

That was really awesome to watch and listen to. You don't have to be a guitar player to appreciate talent. He was so clean and precise too. Impressive!

[@nisah7041]

He doesn't play that guitar..that guitar is just an extension of his body to express his immense out-of-this world talent...love this guy..

[@2010LesPaulStudio]

It's cool how he basically just showed how he gets all the strange sounds out of his guitar that you hear on pretty much every White Zombie CD.

[@Andy-kw5nw]

Wow, he’s pretty good after one guitar lesson.

[@stefangroeschel4014]

Besides his genius...his final smile is priceless....

[@jtabor13]

No-one can touch John Lowery not as a person not as a masterful guitarist. He is an absolute sweetheart of a man, and an amazing guitarist one of the greatest I have ever seen.

[@mikedervos5974]

he can play freaking everything ,hes phenomenal player!

[@bwalk009]

He is so going to bring Motley Crue to another level.

[@dongato6838]

And here I was all proud that I finally nailed the opening to Metallica's "Fade To Black".

[@Brunodiaz14]

gotta start somewhere ;) have u progressed since that?

[@dylancombsart1058]

Don Gato I was happy when I leaned smoke on the water 😭

[@skullvioline2660]

Dylan Combs art Haha that’s what I though xD

[@Darkdeadeyes7955]

I bet you didn’t really though

[@jaimeocana6159]

Hey bro, thats nice. Four years since these comment, are you progress?

[@TheAussieStig30]

That Tele looks magic. Absolutely magic.

[@ericboreen4040]

Just when you thought creativity couldn't be pushed further...BAM

[@toddlerwipes]

Eric Boreen Not really creativity. But a lot of hours spent on technique, and new licks to learn.

[@timbeeny5326]

John 5 is most creative player the world has seen in a long time amazing stuff

[@leechsrl7036]

Those killswitch techniques are amazing.

[@metalabsynth]

SourPatchKKid look up bucketheads jordan, far superior to j5

[@sandmansevenseven1512]

bullshit, this was done for a bloody magazine, not a song! look up any of the four bands he is currently in and listen to his solo albums, he is heaps more versatile than Buckethead, and i would argue more talented. don't know why I bother though as your not going to do either

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

@@metalabsynth Buckethead I just finished listening to. I've loved Buckhead for many years. He's still actually putting out a ton. I haven't heard either in a while. I've seen J5 live with Manson along with Rob Zombie (fellow vegan but I wasn't vegan then) on that tour. Rob opened up for Manson.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

@@sandmansevenseven1512 you're* I think Buckethead is better but J5 as an array (pun intended) of genres.

[@joedent3323]

@@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked i hope you catch something fatal from a tainted guacamole.

[@thehunter7422]

I can't stop replaying this vid . Please send help I've been hypnotized by John 5

[@phillycheeseful]

John 5 is the guitar hero of our time. Seriously.

[@tubesrule123]

Talent and a good guy to boot.

[@rogeriolopes3122]

Realmente, John 5 é um bom guitarrista. Ele realmente se espelha em BUCKETHEAD, que é o melhor guitarrista do mundo.

[@jimmycrabtree-tb6jc]

Amazing tone, taste, and technique!

[@w1923]

Never cared for him in MM but he is f*cking sick with his axe. Brutal sounds man on every level 🤘🤘

[@nmlss]

+William Stevens I never cared for him when he played with Manson either, and I honestly can't understand how such a talented guitarist wasn't allowed to play like this with him. Manson's first albums with a few of John's solos like this would've been awesome.

[@bucketfoot5306]

He may have not been this good back when he was in manson his playing has clearly progressed. Listen to his first two albums and then compare them to his third and beyond and you can tell he is way better know than even when he first started solo. I think he probably could not play this well when he was in manson.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

I saw him live with MM and it was awesome too. To each their own.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

@@nmlss to each their own. But he would have been amazing to be earlier in the band, yes.

[@renato86]

that's what i'm talking about! thats how a guitar must be played. Fun to the bone! John 5 is a true guitar hero!

the guy is a total beast.

[@StephenGioKing]

Well said. He has an incredible technique

[@straightmalecaucasian1453]

StephenGioKing bad technique but good sounding

[@MrShadowofthewind]

Friday Night's Out Someone's jealous !

[@jegl1012]

What a beast of a player!

[@beninglis8097]

He looks like a young Mugatu

[@eveningninja9824]

Rofl, he does.

[@AlanJohnPeach]

ben inglis LOL TOOK. THE. WORDS. OUT. OF. MY. MOUTH

[@daltonreid7735]

ben inglis Thats the funniest fucking thing i've seen in ages hahaha!!!

[@nicky9644]

+ben inglis I INVENTED THE GUITAR FRET NECKTIE!

[@marcalving1753]

ben inglis hah! you nailed it man!!

[@HarptoHeart69]

This man just played every single music genre there is out there.

[@jackmacneil518]

Why does he look like will ferrel in costume?

[@dfpguitar]

muratoo!!

[@okioki1131]

mugatu?

[@yayadahl3020]

jack macneil i

[@tijuanaiguana190]

You win

[@GrooveDuude]

jack macneil I know, right? I can never get over it. Check out the drummer for Night Ranger. Maybe even more like Will F. when he sings.

[@WilRockQ]

I don't even like this kind of music and I can recognize this guy's great. He's an artist- like he paints with that thing.

[@starlifeforce]

This guy is like a mad scientist he's allowed to use unorthodox techniques. I find them interesting. Is it normal? He's fucking John 5 fools look at him, the sound fits the face and more. I applaud this artist.

[@chrishorton615]

One of my personal favorite guitarists.

[@chris-ip4pk]

Well john that's your first lesson. Same time next Wednesday.

[@CoberBox1]

chris vann , my best student, taught him everything he knows.

[@ohlynyrd2387]

lmaooo

[@Shredder-KJ]

I'm impressed by his multiple styles on guitar

[@dudedud8028]

Sigo asombrado, que increíble solo hermoso

[@Azur_Filip]

He has his own style I never seen someone play guitar like that thats why I respect him because he doesn't sound like the other guitarist .

[@toadetteremotewithwiimotio3330]

During the solo he was like „damn i wanna really play that Banjo Lick“

[@MakeHate]

I'd like to congratulate you on your ability to show that you do not know what you are talking about, and sticking to it. It really shows dedication on your part.

[@mistcrow]

Loving all the "i could do it better"!" guys. The reason you're not playing in pro bands is because you are all talk. Enjoy your Tuesday night bar gigs.

[@randomhobo3925]

mistcrow Truly, if I practiced a bit more and learned scales I could kick his ass for the most part. The reason I say this is because I am familiar with all of these techniques and can do them for the most part. I'm probably better at tremolo though lol

[@fortj3]

I could definitely NOT do it better.

[@saintjabroni]

Random Hobo "...kick his ass..." *yawn* Yeah, ok.

[@alysaemmanedelec8024]

holy fucking shit

[@johnhruby6205]

This sounds like shit

[@damianfunes6674]

Those strings are awesome..

[@adamkendall3932]

"that was cool" haha gotta love John

[@darykinnaman2319]

John 5 is such a cool guy. His guitar playing is unique and he is such a down to earth person.

[@nogoogleplus]

Dig his creativity.

[@allandnothing5987]

The talent in some people just seems super-human!

[@FriesinNF]

1:27. Year, he is buckethead! Buckethead from Fender!

[@FatherRikhi]

It's a harmonic effect that goes spaz when you bend behind the nut. He does use a distortion to amplify it. Probably a DS 1

[@Nick-xh6of]

Everyone shut up and show some respect..... Good stuff J5.

[@donaldhardy5712]

I have seen him 9 times between all the Manson and Zombie shows trust me he is that good!!!

[@bigdude382]

I can play smoke on the water...does that count?

[@carlossantana2664]

bigdude382 haha noob i can play the solo from i wanna be sedated :v

[@dylancombsart1058]

I can play seven nation army 🤷‍♂️

[@tetrodotoxin9782]

I Bet only a intro?

[@tony4metallicaify]

Love his guitar work so different.

[@moreirajesse]

this guy is a genius! nice improvisation!

[@WestCoastSwinger]

he tremolo picks a lot!

[@skatingfae92]

Truly underrated guitarist

[@David-cm4ok]

I wish he just said " I like to play", when he was done.

[@Alexandra-lh4ph]

Impressive Jhon has no limits encerio that crazy !!! and analyzing well he has several tricks up his sleeve

[@jimiostraco8396]

We both play that riff exactly the same! Oh, that wasn't me, I wasn't plugged in. I wasn't awake either>😎

[@aaronsmith9453]

Got to see this guy play live 2016 man, the guy is legit af and insane to watch !

[@georginacrespo1987]

Tiene un dominio total🎸

[@johndrake2729]

Mind-blowing. He's killing it now, he'll kill it in Motley Crue.

[@joeyrueda6261]

Whats the effect on 1:42?

[@dyronalexis2705]

He use a BOSS Super chorus for that

[@renatosousa1281]

Alexis Chemo five I don't think you can do that with the Boss CH-1. I would say it is a delay pedal but don't know which one he is using though. The sound is similar to that of the Carbon Copy from MXR.

[@dyronalexis2705]

Nope, really it's that pedal. go to check his videos of rig rundown and, you can see

[@renatosousa1281]

Alexis Chemo five Yes, he has been playing with just those 3 boss pedals and a wah, but check the videos from his recent Monsters and Creatures concerts. He uses that effect as an intro to Feisty Cadavers. It's not very clear, but you can see him cranking a red pedal up and down. I guess he changes his pedal board a bit for this kind of shows.

[@mookhaze]

5 is one of the best modern guitarist.. most unique playing.

[@alfahound664]

Oi!!!! all you little ppl saying , ` i can play this ,that, better `, and pretty much hating on this guy`s talent,well y`all do me a favour,, show me your legacy ,,show me...

[@nicolacorsaro7150]

alan williams True dat, brother

[@fishermclemore9120]

Dude.....that....was freaking unreal.

[@jonathanbermudez6786]

Si el es el Juan 5, entonces, ¿donde estan los primeros 4 ?

[@thedarkness1857]

One thing everyone should notice is how easily he was doing this. Like just casually strumming away!!!

[@FernandoCDK]

Minute 3:00, I scared the shit out of me, thought someone was talking to my ear... believe me that I looked through my window..............

[@MrSubscriber77]

Rock is not the devil's work, it's magical and rad

[@nortic74]

What I love about this guy is he does it all with no effects or whammy bar

[@beesknees6970]

Oh he had some effects there going on...he was switching up here and there. But this guys is insane.

[@johnnyjohnson185]

Very cool. Now, I'm heading over to playthisriff.com, and I'll be able to play just like him. It'll take a little practice. So, in about a thousand years, I'll be able to play that solo. Rock and Roll stardom - here I come.

[@BromanEntertainment]

My head exploded after watching this. It's fine now, I had to duct tape it back together.

[@austinyeager4201]

Amazing guitar player

[@monkeywad8562]

he looks like will ferrells little brother

[@severetiredamage6754]

Hardly

[@temite80]

What a mind-blowing showcase of techniques and styles. I knew the dude was good, but holy shit.

[@checkm8852]

I don't know how this guy can even be considered a guitar player. This is how I sound like when I'm literally bullshitting and just picking as fast as I can

[@wayno2333]

Yeah right ...

[@brandonmajor92]

We want proof dammitt!!

[@Liz-cmc313]

Always in awe of his playing.

[@joeyschwartz5150]

Not gonna judge the guys abilities. He's got great technique and skills. Some I found interesting. Some I've heard a billion times. Here's the problem. The only people who wanna hear this stuff are guitar players. And only a minority of players overall will find it interesting. The average music listener could care less. Let alone appreciate the hours spent to acquire those skill I've always been fascinated by players like this and quite frankly a lot of the "shredders" I know. We all started playing because we liked, no... loved music. Somewhere along the line though players get lost in the technical side and ultimately become jaded against the very music which inspired them to play in the first place. Once lost they lose all concept of what music should be. In my opinion music has to be listenable and secondly it should convey or trigger emotions be they good or bad or in between. This guys good but the only people who care are not the ones who are gonna be there for all his concerts, hell they might not even buy his album. Songwriting first, this stuff last.

[@rachelroxx758]

killW1266 John5 is way more than just a "shredder". The guy is a master of not only shred but country, blues, classical, jazz, you name it. He is one the the most well rounded axe men out there. He can easily go up and play a set with Manson or Rob Zombie then play a set with a country/blues band. I hear what you're saying about shredding. I like to shred. I don't just shred. But if Im looking to express a feeling of anger or fury there's nothing better than shredding all the way up the next alt picking everything. John5 is seriously amazing at guitar. He can literally play anything.

[@joeyschwartz5150]

As I said the guy has skills. My comment is directed more at the state of guitarists in general today. Nothing personal against John 5. He just inspired my rambling.

[@GeoKips]

Well, even tho J5 was a member of MM and is the current guitar player of RZ (which are both quite popular metalbands) and has worked with dozens of legendary artists his own music is kinda niche, but then again he said in a interview once that the solomusic he makes is for himself mostly, thus people who love guitarplay. He is one of those guys who choose it himself. But I get where you coming from.

[@toacristoba]

well .. listen to noche acosador, killafornia, j.w, warewolf of westeria and sin XD

[@THE_WOAT]

Listen to Andy Timmons. Full skill set and can do it all, however his focus is on melody.

[@matthewcauthen7758]

John 5 is an awesome guitarist

[@MANS4ON-Ce137]

Hi, I'm John 5, I can use a 100$ squire and a 200$ amp and still sound perfect. PS: I am god.

[@dadiopimp]

MANS4ON that definitely isnt a 100 dollar squire and I am more than positive that his pedalboard and cab is more than 200$ but ok

[@calebblevins2881]

MANS4ON Dude it's a telecaster that cost easily over a grand, and considering it's custom made. Also thousands of dollars in amps and pedals goes far, without good shit, you wouldn't sound like that all. He's not terrible, but definetly not the best.

[@tonedeaftaintbiscuitsunite9041]

have you seen his pedal board? it's so sad, "a child could use it".

[@dadiopimp]

Alister Shade you dont need a lot of pedals but you need decent qualty equipment. Any real guitarist knows playing on low end squiers and a shitty 20 watt combo amp hinders you. Sure a 5000 dollar tube amp and a 2000 dollar fender doesnt make you better at guitar but it sure as hell makes you sound better if you can already play well. I think decent equipment is a necessity in being a good musician. Practice all you want read as much theory as you can but your 200 dollar squier will sound like garbage with your "high quality" playing. Ps: by decent equipment im talking about the mid price range (600-1000) which is definitely affordable if youre dedicated and employed.

[@scootterpootter]

John doesn't use a lot of pedals, he uses maybe three at his shows, and I think one of them is turned off. I use more pedals than he does, but he gets the effects that he wants from the way he plays and his technique. In this video, it sounds like he may be using a Whammy pedal, but nothing more, other than maybe an overdrive/distortion. As far as decent equipment goes, a master guitarist can polish a turd and make it shine. I was fortunate enough to see Jeff Healey play at an outdoor venue with Johnny Winter. The stage was just a couple of steps, up onto a cement 'stage". and I was able to stand a few feet from Jeff as he ripped through his incredible show. He was using a VHT Bulldog amp and maybe a Bogner the time, which are thousands of dollars each, but for his guitar he used 3 Squier Strats that night. A white one, a black one, and I think there was a sunburst one that sat on a stand as a backup. He sounded absolutely incredible!! His tone was some of the best that I've ever heard, right up there close to the way Robin Trower sounds. Jeff walked all over the stage and I thought for sure that he was going to walk into me and off the stage. lol (Jeff was blind for anyone who doesn't know who he was. He was in the movie Roadhouse) He dropped the black guitar right in front of me during a really ripping song that he was doing. It had a tremelo system and he was stepping on it, going crazy . When he picked it back up, it was still in tune and I felt sorry for that guitar. lol So his cheapo Squier guitars sounded great, but it was because of the hand of the player. After that, i started noticing a lot of metal bands using Epiphone guitars to get their sound. I watched and interview with someone, maybe one of the guys from Exodus or Heathen, who said that using a $300 Epiphone gave them the metal sound that the Gibson version would not do, without changing the electronics.

[@toddlanctot643]

The guy is a an amazing talent.

[@TheSonsofHorusx]

Holy. Shit.

[@johnorkutcopero8656]

this guy is pure genius

[@nicklausbooks1593]

No Mr. Cinco, I WILL NOT play this "riff." Good day.

[@bryanmannoia8410]

holy shit, was that awesome!! you played the cord, too cool!

[@MrFatPallasCat]

he's got good muting technique

[@nivekiohc]

Absolutely monster guitar player

[@carlosmontes5613]

El unico guitarrista capas de hacer que una guitarra tenga un orgasmo 🤘🤘🤘 ❤❤❤

[@edwardkeyz6112]

Es guitarra es la Fender Squier J5?

[@iamspookykid]

@@edwardkeyz6112 No, si te fijas en el clavijero pone Fender, no Squire. El modelo que vende Squire de John5 es el modelo comercial. Porque obviamente sus guitarras originales no cuestan 400 dolares como la Squire. Además el modelo de Squire no tiene el killswitch

[@charlielammers4456]

I don't understand the negative comments about him. I've worked shows in Little Rock Arkansas, just setting up the stage, and met him a few times and he's really down to earth. Didn't act like he was above anyone, just a regular guy.

[@RickMcGhee108]

Buckethead is far superior. John 5 is great.

[@DuraheLL]

wtf is going on

[@wildcatbowie3420]

hahah

[@起司怪客]

John 5 吉他滑起來～～ He’s the best guitarist I’ve ever seen.

[@HorridFroth]

There ya go. John 5's ENTIRE repertoire in 3 and a half minutes flat...

[@jeremygillihan]

He doesn't even have a whammy, and he's doing all that! Incredible!

[@safebet70]

you people putting him down saying sounds like a teenager playing. put your video up playing and lets see what you got lol or just shut up cause you know you are not even 1% or ever will be as good as john 5 and ether am i am or ever will be. so dont respond to my comment just put up or shut up.