Mark Holcomb Clinic [4k] John Petrucci's Wise Words

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Hey guys we filmed another Mark Holcomb clinic and this time in 4k along with a 1080p angle and a GoPro right under Mark! The lighting was a little low so the GoPro doesn't work the best, but nonetheless, still a great shot.
One of the more interesting things Mark talked about was how Periphery first got to the "Big Stage" (1000 people +) after Dream Theater asked Periphery to tour with them. On this tour, Periphery had a major technical problem...Find out by starting at the first "Questions" section following this guide below.
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Summary:
3 Dot Records- 2:50
Growing up- 3:40
Lost Guitar- 5:15
Gear/Guitar Tips- 6:33
Building Mark's Guitar- 8:14
Prayer Position- 18:48
Questions- 23:40
John Petrucci- 32:44
Haunted Shores- Harrison Fjord- 42:20
More Questions- 47:10
"I don't know music theory"- 50:45
*I will finish the summary soon!

[@GeoOoo7]

As someone who will most likely never have the chance of seeing periphery live, let alone a clinic for a few dozen people, thank you soooooo much for uploading this and in such good quality

[@summeronio9751]

Why not

[@jonw3462]

Travel restrictions, incarceration or terminal illness. Judging by the lack of reply perhaps the later

[@chrisking6695]

@@jonw3462 Or it might just be that he's from a country where clinics and concert by Western artists aren't allowed.

[@thatpersonthatexists7851]

@@chrisking6695 lmao either he’s dying or his country doesn’t have their music

[@LafBoi]

That one dude with the awkward over exaggerated laughs lmao

[@bryanlettow4389]

AH-HA-HA

[@hogie1259]

Thank you! I was going to comment and I thought, someone else had to notice that!

[@bennethjohn6068]

Joke was there probably.

[@ikarosdream5971]

This is why I'm here hahaha

[@johnwayne9906]

That boy is a couple apples short of a bushel

[@TheMeJustMe75]

I grew up in the 80's and 90's so I'm old school guitar. When I heard Periphery for the first time, my mind was blown. It influenced me to stretch out in how and what I play. My chords have definitely gotten more technical and I went back to relearn Modes.

[@papaidolatrine2499]

Hell yea I’m 25 but I love when older people say they still like music coming out now. I feel so many people write new stuff off without listening to a full song and they are missing out!

[@13Recon19D]

He’s very well spoken and you can tell he is really passionate about what he does. Very awesome.

[@anxiousx]

Mark is such a good story teller. I could listen to him talking for days.

[@coobanez777]

Mark is the dude.

[@alyusdickey9561]

Im not much of a Periphery fan, but after watching this....I might be.

[@Forest_V19]

Yes! More for our army of djenty bois!!!!

[@matthewcolwell6593]

How sway. Periphery is modern day orchestra

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

@@Forest_V19 Nah, they're the OG djenty bois!

[@Spongierocks]

What im going ti say is weird... But this dude just made me cry... So much heart on that chat... How many principles, how many disciplines, tips, concepts... He is a really humble, down to earth smart guy... Awesome

[@GothicXlightning]

he truly is a cool guy not sure if he'll ever make me cry in that way or not but what i can say is that it is a relief that musicians like him do exist and i can relate to him in many aspects as Doom/black Metaller player myself

[@anthonymonterosso7472]

I feel like Matt Heafy and Mark would be really good friends lol

[@Oblivionpma]

Anthony Monterosso lmfao these 2 totally make a fun mess

[@Forest_V19]

They're awesome. I love both of them. Two most down to earth guys in the world. Some of my favorite guys in metal/music

[@danielp7394]

Mark is totally my hero

[@zague173]

A collab with both of them would be dope! Matt's voice and Mark's riffs

[@SpartanChalo13]

Anthony Monterosso they are good friends

[@Ryo7_7]

Holcomb's style rocks. Love his work and his chill/modest approach. This is why I love playing metal. 🤘🏽

[@darenwalker2517]

If John Petrucci came up to me and said "you gotta fix this" i would probably poop on the spot.

[@LubeckStudiosEngineer]

would rather shit in my hands and clap than have to go through what he described

[@JeremiahFernandez]

i think it wouldl be a great experience

[@nicholaspalacio9672]

It’s cool that he would come out and talk about something like this. I can only imagine that was a slow-motion, near-death-experience style moment. For him to openly talk about it for fans and people who look up to him, that’s a cool thing. It’s a valuable lesson.

[@fuckyouallanddiehorribly]

id slap John in his face like 'ahhh'. 'I don't care who you are, dream theatre is wack, listen to the radio'

[@matiasarrala3447]

32:09 Yeah, I was there. Felt so bad for these guys, you could feel the anxiety ramp up every minute of it.

[@gabrielchavezmusic4973]

Fuuuuck!

[@retrocny5625]

Man Harrison Fjord is a song that totally changed my outlook and approach to playing metal music on guitar. That song and the song he did called Immaterial just absolutely blew my mind and basically opened a door in terms of guitar playing that I didn't even know existed. I was listening to your typical metal-core bands at the time and that heavily shaped my style of playing. A lot of drop c single note riffing over very common chord arrangements, think stuff like As I Lay Dying, Darkest Hour, Killswitch Engage, those sorts of bands. I was really getting into heavier guitar playing in the mid-late 2000s and those bands were massive at the time. I was really stuck in a box with my writing and pretty much everything I wrote sounded like stuff everyone else had heard already and it was actually affecting my confidence and my desire to continue playing guitar. Then comes along Mark Holcomb with Haunted Shores. I just happen to randomly stumble upon his stuff and yeah, it was like having an epiphany. Totally changed the way I approached guitar and the kind of metal music I wanted to try to write. So I credit Mark as being one of my biggest sources of inspiration in the 15 years or so I've been playing. But besides all that I'll just say a lot of the haunted shores material is some of the most unique stuff I've ever heard, even to this day. I just connect with it on a much deeper level than a lot of the stuff I was listening to prior to discovering them. I love melody and writing heavy songs that still have up-beat vibes to them. It doesn't always have to be one or the other. Upbeat, happy sounding melodies but with heavy chugging rhythms.

[@alaskayoung3413]

Great comment. I feel the same. Big as I lay dying fan and yes everything starts sounding the same. Those 5-7-8 notes over drop c stuff. Cool but just over done. Then these guys came and spiced stuff up. Same with tosan abasi and tesseract etc. I think something they do or more so meisha that helped me was all the self recording. Using all this tech to not only get new tones and sounds to push limits but also to write differently. Meisha has tons of videos on how to put in drum tracks and layer guitar riffs and add keys etc. how it makes u more creative then just writing only guitar sitting in a chair.

[@peter2f6]

well that was a very beautiful clinic. I like his emphasis on connection with others

[@BloomerzUK]

Mark is like the most humble guy ever.

[@paoloscarpellini]

Mark is so cool, both as musician and person

[@StephenDanielAddeo]

He just seems very genuine. He's been my favorite since I first heard haunted shores.

[@funknotik]

This is incredible advice from Mark, things I wish I would have heard at a much younger age. Fortunately I have no kids and no mortgage, so theirs still a chance! lol

[@LoboR1]

He seems like such a genuine, nice guy...hard not to like him!!

[@Hoolianvon]

I absolutely crave the music you guys put out. It inspires me endlessly thank you lol .I constantly find myself going back and listening to the things I overlooked and, and jeez.... I get lost in periphery’s music!!

[@apelayo87]

Such a humble and intelligent human.

[@ikarosouza9505]

I LOVE that Scarlet riff, it's just wonderful

[@Oblivionpma]

I have never really had a guitar star since i picked up the guitar, been playing for a while and i think i found my first idol lol! Such a humble soul and full of inspiration!! That makes you want to keep on playin guitar!, hopefully some day i could be at one of his clinics and have the honors of breathing the same air with a genuinly awesome musician!

[@tompparmp9928]

I was at the show in Finland where their stuff malfunctioned. I felt so bad for the guys. I'm touring too and that's not what you wish for anyone. Seen them since in Seinäjoki/Finland with Devin Townsend and Helsink/Finlandi @ Tavastia too. Tavastia show was some kickass shit. During the same tour they had a show in this small club venue in Germany. I was there with another band as a roadie just two days before the guys were playing there. I was so sad that I had to fly home and could not see that show. Big respect and hat off for all Periphery guys.

[@vesellin]

Man I just came to hear the Petrucci incident and I'm stuck now, this man is so interesting when he talks

[@PuretoneOfficial]

I just saw Mark Holcombs IG post about it lol. Funny thing is I filmed this awhile ago but I guess now its still relevant haha

[@GearsyGGAA]

Man i loved going to his guitar clinic this year. Such a great and talented guy. His tone was unreal with just his guitar a little prs archon and a precision drive. It was flawless. We talked a good bit about my prs Holcomb that i bought and modded to his specs, he played it and signed it for me. Seriously just such a nice guy that's supremely grateful for his fans. If you ever get a chance to go to one of these do it! You will not regret it! I also have the performances from that guitar clinic up on my KZbin page if anyone wants to watch him destroy juggernaut, twtng, and prayer position. It's the only videos i have up lol. If you're considering buying his prs se do it! Worth every penny.

[@Catgravy]

What did you do to the SE? I'm looking at getting one, and already plan on swapping the nut. Curious what other adjustments you made

[@chuck7729]

can you tell the changes that Mark has made? thank you

[@GearsyGGAA]

@@chuck7729 what changes?

[@GearsyGGAA]

@@Catgravy hey I’m sorry for replying so late but I exactly mirrored Mark’s core model. O-ring knobs,I changed out the bridge to a core bridge. A cool as that black brushed nickel was, it rusts insanely fast. I also installed the open gear prs phase iii tuners with ebony bird inlay buttons, and installed a graphtech nut because the SE one was made from plastic. The guitar itself before any upgrades was amazing. That 20” radius feels amazing to throw down on, the pickups alone are worth buying that guitar IMO. Mark signed the back of it with a gold paint pen but was extremely hesitant because of his reverence for guitars. He wanted to sign the cover but I insisted that he signed the guitar instead lol. He’s such a crazy nice guy though. Dude took genuine interest in everyone at that clinic that wished to meet him. Let anyone come play on his gear to try them out. I wish the Holcomb SVN was out at that time! That would’ve been amazing to see him go to town on one. I really regret selling my Holcomb SE. i definitely need to get another one. Really though, you could get a used PRS CE24 blackout and it looks so close to his core model that you’d have a far superior guitar. The CE24 is quite frankly the most versatile guitar out there IMO.

[@Catgravy]

@@GearsyGGAA Yeah, I picked up the Sig model a few years back. I also swapped the nut to a Graphtech nut. Unfortunately, I had Sweetwater do the nut swap, and a complete set up. I learned that Sweetwater sucks at set-ups, and I have dead notes on 4 strings from the 5th fret down to the 1st

[@anthonydavella8350]

Seems like a super chill wise young man. Great musician to boot

[@sn3pa]

man that guitar in the coffee music logo bugs me.... 6 tuners yet i ta has 4 going to the bridge

[@Rob-zq6bh]

Jesus Christ, why would you point that out? Now I’m just staring at it

[@brandonmontgomery288]

Dude. I was trying to Ignore that...

[@dclarkmusic]

Welcome to the wonderful world of graphic design. I hope to be a part of the solution in that industry with my career 😂

[@nolovedrjones9668]

@@cguitar9095 God you're cringe

[@BrettFairchild]

Jesus, Mark's tone here is too good

[@A7Xguitarplayer0272]

Brett Fairchild he used Mark Tremonti’s new signature amp here. Wish I could find one to play.

[@erikceman5354]

well... I think that his axe fx sounds better, that is their signature dialed in tone

[@bobbyosborne2375]

@@A7Xguitarplayer0272 I'm lucky. I've got one

[@mkousaka1613]

Mile Zero is still one of favorite songs of Periphery's.

[@metalheadblues]

The entire p2 album is fucking awesome

[@tylerstewart5860]

Agreed

[@ricktilden2075]

What a beautiful soul mark is

[@TheSolfilm]

FINAAAAALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!! The MT15 is going to be available at Thomann in two months or so.

[@reddblurr]

He’s such an amazing dude And a very wise

[@ERIKNORDLING]

I sincerely hope they make a 7 string version of this model someday. I've heard/read that if the demand is high enough PRS will build it, but who knows? Fingers crossed.

[@SpartanChalo13]

The Commoner let’s call PRS and let em know we want a 7 string!!

[@ERIKNORDLING]

SpartanChalo13 admittedly I have emailed their customer service asking for one haha

[@andrewwhitmore8756]

@@ERIKNORDLING check Mark's insta

[@ERIKNORDLING]

Andrew Whitmore oh man! I didn’t notice that in the middle!

[@andrewwhitmore8756]

@@ERIKNORDLING IT'S COMING, THE PRS PEEPS HEARD US ALL

[@jintakeshi2306]

“Yeah so that’s kinda the meat and potatoes of the guitar... and here’s the bread and butter of the guitar...”

[@axeljuengst2522]

50:45 I lOVE this guy. That is EXACTLY how I go about it. It´s so good to hear, that one of my heroes is (theory-wise) as dumb as I am... :-)

[@bazej9252]

Such a humble person

[@krisdelcid5319]

56:32. I’m so glad that it was, because Omega is my favorite Periphery song. Satellites and Stranger Things fill out my top 3.

[@ups-pn3ph]

He is so well spoken.

[@dancortes2164]

im in love with mark, hes just an awesome guy. I hope I can get to meet him :(

[@parisite99]

Halfway through before realizing that’s not a Ramones shirt! Mark is an excellent speaker.

[@jrmehle]

Mark is the best! Badass guitar player. Really down to earth, genuine guy. Loves hockey too!

[@FantaFuture92]

such a humble dude!

[@tcrane8630]

From 30 min on... everyone should listen, take notes and take care of it

[@nickyelovich3872]

Thank you for this, Puretone and Mark!

[@bruceanthony8345]

Dream Theater + Periphery= Pream Pheatery

[@itsvoogle]

Dreamriphery...

[@Kyle-hm7ee]

Perry Pherry

[@GPaulTheThrashKing]

Dream Eatery

[@ShinokunXIII]

"Hey guys we filmed another Mark Holcomb" ....there is more than one? XD But jokes aside, thanks for the upload.

[@RonCecchetti]

Shino Obata bust down

[@GothicXlightning]

such cool guy and relatable in a many ways wish to see him covering more Doom Metal style of riffs

[@anightmare2remember]

“You guys gotta fix this” 32:45

[@k8sune]

It looks like he's rocking the Mark Tremonti head too! Sweet!

[@RomanCastle]

Did I just watch this whole video? I did lol Awesome dude

[@theutgardianchannel1952]

same

[@REMKnight89]

2:52 saving the tuning really quick!

[@jewell2j]

Mark... I realllllly wish you would see this and help us get another release of the US signature Holcomb.

[@Scott-sm1bs]

he seems like such a nice an humble guy

[@dantheman52420]

31:00 technical problem starts here

[@RudyAyoub]

Daniel Grooms thanks dad

[@26CW128Jake]

@@RudyAyoub Look who it is!

[@RudyAyoub]

26CW128 Jake it me

[@endezeichengrimm]

Why the hell would they have the computer do the patch changes? That's not really live is it? They become puppets playing to a click track.

[@minisurfbanana]

Endezeichen Grimm go follow some blues band....please... not Live? 😂😂😂😂🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@bosstha.]

Thank You for being so honest about music theory Mark. Respect!

[@chrominox]

His picking style is so damn economical.

[@ahriik]

He mentions that he has a hard time listening to P1 and P2 because of all the guitar layers and crammed notes, and I definitely understand his point, but I was just listening to P1 the other day on a run (the instrumental version. I do love Spencers vox even on that album, but those songs really were not written with vocals in mind, since they were pretty much all written by Misha by himself, so I honestly feel P1 instrumental is the more "pure" version, in my own opinion) and I was still blown away by some of the crushing rhythms and atmospheric layers. There's a lot going on there for sure, but I still absolutely love it for what it is.

[@miki_the_little198]

Oh god he said omega is the best jesus its my fav song everrrr

[@Boneronfire]

That Harrison Fjord tune was sick.

[@montesforeman5079]

When John Petrucci tells you to get your shit together, you better listen. XD

[@theheritic209]

“Find the things that work for you.” realest statement ever.

[@melvinsilalahichannel]

Hail Holcomb!

[@shadyburnike264]

I like to roll two six-sided dice and use what comes up in three roles as where the songs going to go as far as frets

[@davidepannone6021]

Yup. I can confirm petrucci was right. When i heard them opening for dt, you could not understand shit of what was going on. Saying that the mix was atrocious would be a compliment. You really couldnt hear a note. All you heard was noise and drums.

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

I like Mark alot. He seems like a really cool dude

[@darrenleary8629]

This won't age well.

[@UnafraidCookie]

@@darrenleary8629 get outta here

[@brenlouissurio2404]

Nice video quality. Thank you.

[@pepsiguzzler86]

Plays on the neck position = instant Steve Vai (somewhere around 14:00)

[@ikarosouza9505]

I thought Mark was the guy who plays clean tones for life

[@KeithNera]

5:15 unconscious Misha pun. It runs in his veins

[@seothis640]

So uhh... I got a fucking Ford commercial right in the middle of Harrison Fjord. Nice job algorithm! Guess I'm getting new a racecar now.

[@wellplays1]

Great video, thanks!

[@JeremiahFernandez]

i just wanna see the day periphery's music get used in films

[@alpenjodel24]

What I don't understand is that he actually still uses the 56 gauge string for an A on a 25.5'' guitar. Yes it may be playable but I saw them a few times live and I watched a lot of clinics, when he plays (or live: they play) the lowest string open it goes sharp. And you can hear that both in clinics and live and imo it really does not sound that great.

[@Schuylock]

Maybe one reason for the 56 is that they normally have it in C but drop it to A for certain songs. At least that was the case with Misha at his clinic in Houston that I attended.

[@HauntedShoresDC]

agree to disagree.

[@alpenjodel24]

Mark Holcomb oh boy the man himself :0 can you explain further?

[@HauntedShoresDC]

I've road-tested different gauges for 8 years and 11-56 is by far the best balance for me.

[@calvinsmith5339]

@@HauntedShoresDC been looking into your prs for a while question is this the same model you did on reverb for 900

[@kimseniorb]

that A still sounds extremely sharp though

[@Jewoc]

Very interesting, and I barely knew Periphery.

[@saminekunis8680]

Harrison Fjord is simply the song.......i still need more practise to master it myself not just bc of its speed and the intricate riffs......making things more challenging is my cervical spinal stenosis........songs like HF are the reason to practise for hours and hours 🤗🎸

[@jared_s2]

Somebody please tell Mark to Sign HEPTAEDIUM! Not they absolutely need it but i would love to see them get way more air time. They are incredible!

[@AngryAndyToth]

2 years later and the summary still isn’t finished.

[@hhaste]

I bet that show used borrowed guitar was taken up a couple notches in price after that. I wonder who has it now? That would be an awesome guitar to own! I don't even play guitar at the moment, haven't for years but I still really want one of the signature models he's using in this video.

[@2und2sind4]

32:40 Misha told this exact story when he was on Coffee with Ola

[@Bob-ex6uh]

Thank you so much

[@bantzrayder8976]

Right when Omega starts off, I hear Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

[@RutchanonWongsang]

wow PRS small amp sound really good

[@kronosecw]

When you get scolded by JP

[@FireGrizzlyy]

32:48

[@erikceman5354]

His axe fx tone is better than the mark tremonti signature that he's playing here, but that's only my opinion

[@alejandrocisneros7442]

What's the axe fx rig he's is based on?

[@mkm0901003]

7:41 but Mark..?

[@offshot1st]

You wil see us on a stage in march 2019. Pah that did not age well #COVID

[@headkickko609]

Wasn't it Lufthansa?

[@JohnnySideburnsX]

Sign me Mark!

[@stevewalker6340]

I hate when my knob is loose

[@papaidolatrine2499]

I respect mark and I thought the cold call thing was kinda weird lol isn’t the common ground that both of you guys do music. I totally understand if he feels that way about people who expect something after he listens to their music like an opinion, review or contract haha. I would just give him a cd or link to my music and expect nothing in return lol

[@ProDoucher]

I was wondering why his Ramones shirt had Ramen flavours on it and then I realised it says Ramens and not Ramones

[@alexlevesque9687]

49:42 just in case anyone was wondering... d----3--- A---6--- F---3--- C---7--- G---5--- C---5---

[@diego5262]

But what about F-A-G-D-A-D tuning?

[@alexlevesque9687]

@@diego5262 bruh if there's a song in that tuning my life's complete

[@diego5262]

@@alexlevesque9687 Boy, do I have a vid for you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGiuaYmgop2dgrc

[@camelkilla]

Haunted shores baby!

[@henryruizph.d7161]

Spiritbox’s guitarist, Mike Stringer has an 8 string guitar…It’s sick…

[@lyndseypaget2287]

Mrak honeycomb :D

[@ambi8music646]

Should of picked up the banjo on the wall.

[@tideofmayo3880]

Anybody know what the song is that is played at the end of the video? Like the outro part after the video has ended.

[@timsaalmann9048]

The Way the News goes

[@tideofmayo3880]

No the song at 1:13:47 after the video is over in the credits.

[@kaspergamer460]

timestamp to chug? please