Metal Guitarist Tries Archetype: Gojira

[@NikNocturnal]

*Smash like for whale noises*

[@flavy1000]

And your contact to aliens secured..jajaajajja LOL!

[@flavy1000]

You are so funny! Thabks for this great and funny videos Nik!!

[@marianandnorbert]

is the “whale noises” and actual song or just improvised, and if so what’s it called

[@generalrygy4532]

floating whales

[@SlyHikari03]

Oouuuuuuoooo! 🐋🐋🐳

[@tiem.samuel]

You know Nik, you can stop putting "metal guitarist" in your titles. The internet knows who you are. You made it, my dude. You're internet famous. Rejoice

[@toxicweeb1]

I guess it's better for the algorithm

[@tiem.samuel]

Yes but we've reached the point where people look up Nik Nocturnal now and not metal guitarist.

[@elijahlissman]

"me tries Archetype: Gojira"

[@NikNocturnal]

I do it because I'm actually a professional tiktok reactor

[@blackspine343]

Metal Guitarist Doesn't Care, STFU.

[@jacksondickerson6873]

I've been listening to so much Gojira recently, this came at the right time lmao

[@proshredda91]

Me too.

[@bencassidy3736]

100% man

[@juanjr4mirez]

Me too man, I listened to their first album and that's a fuckin masterpiece

[@Acabinanescape]

Same but I prefer clone, love, and space time

[@anthonymanuel2911]

Same. Popped Fortitude in my car today after not listening to it in forever and this video comes out. Universe I'm picking up what you're throwing down. ;) Boing, boing, boing

[@ultrawolflord8495]

Don’t do the Gojira scrape at me without consent ever again

[@leonfrost2829]

Godzilla has a an amazing band decated to him lol!

[@YourHuckleberry99]

Honestly hearing you experiment with the sounds and nailing the sounds of multiple bands, I'd Honestly pay you to make a experimental solo album with just a guitar.

[@7AKV7]

I used it a lot lately. Never disappoints just like Gojira. I fucking hope that Meshuggah will do their plugin in some time...

[@thomasdinkelspiel1098]

The Fortin Nameless suite is based on the Fortin Meshuggah amp 🤘🤘

[@7AKV7]

@@thomasdinkelspiel1098 daym, thanks for the tip man!

[@ColossalSins]

Nik is the guy you watch because he's funny, and then he'll remind you he's an amazing guitarist and it blows your mind.

[@sicroyalty]

This plug-in has been amazing for my tone, would definitely recommend to all hard rock and metal guitarists

[@jakeybball]

4:47 Nik just wrote the black gaze riff of the year

[@The_Ramonster]

Man, this plugin is so good! I just did a playthrough of our song "Die For Me" from Alleviate with it, this is one of my favorite plugins by Neural DSP so far! 🙌

[@The_Ramonster]

@@francisvonfilth8867 just the stock ones! I have no problem with it at all tbh! What you could try is to make it less muddy using the od pedal and try around with mic placement! 😊 also, you could try to put the master volume lower and get the loudness back with the level knob!

[@The_Ramonster]

@@francisvonfilth8867 what guitar do you use? Cause mine are stock pickups as well! :) And tbh, i must say that it also sounds this good cause our clean vocalist Timo, who is also our engineer is super good!! But when i try the plugin at home in my sessions it also sounds good :)

[@The_Ramonster]

@@francisvonfilth8867 okay man! With some tweaking I know for sure you will get a nice sound out of it as well 😊

[@gobblefunkfrothbungler8948]

yooooooo I love that song

[@The_Ramonster]

@@gobblefunkfrothbungler8948 thank you so much for listening to us and supporting! 😊

[@SteremyJeele]

The real hidden gems are Greg's presets (guitarist from Car Bomb.) There are some CRAZY leads, but there are some really deep rhythm tones too.

[@mishapashchenko6518]

0:17 Really surprised by that tone! Sounds pretty dope.🤘

[@yungdegen9008]

I’ve tried so many archetypes and none of them have smashed like the Gojira one. I love it

[@RaptorJesus00]

I did the 14 day trial of this. So much fun. I gotta cop this again

[@1bbjjhhjj]

Yeah I love it so much! I actually wrote an entire full length album using the Odin and this plugin for the tone, and my guitar player (who's also the lead vocalist of my main project) liked it so much he wants to track live guitar for me now. It just sounds so huge in the mix. Gojira is one of my favorites for that reason!

[@rhysnelson6077]

Loving the archetype series you’re doing dude

[@flavy1000]

YESSSSS!

[@Machinedmetal]

By far my favorite video! Awesome bro! I got this plugin a few months ago and I’m totally blown away with the presets alone. Ready to go!

[@Thgrandfinale]

"*lick noise* thats how u be gojira" but also spiritbox

[@flavy1000]

The "Default" Gojira sound ..gave me the best Iron Maiden 's guitar sound that I could have imagined.. This is one of the best Archetypes, really!! And either for ambient music, totally!

[@makeleisson3071]

Thank you for the tuning in the description! Was wondering what it was..

[@Grrruby]

That pedal... You can defo hear it straight away on Gojira - 'Stranded' 👌

[@OutlawStarkiller]

Neural DSP and this Archetype series keeps getting better and better man. Can't wait to see what they do next

[@wanderergrim]

Been using this plugin for a good number of months like 3 or 4 and I love it. As I am back off at university for my final year and not a music student I did not have to want to take my amp with me and this plugin does it all for me. Pitch down with the wow pedal works great with single notes but chords not so much, like I tried your basic g chord pitched down 6 semitones it sounds just wrong.

[@Cha0sMaster]

That's some Sirius tech!

[@SpiritofPoison]

funny funny guy

[@Haidar_AS]

"but i dont have a 30 string guitar tuned all the way down to drop,..omegle" lol

[@tatertot7320]

You are incredibly humble for how incredibly talented you are. It's pretty cool!

[@Thvll]

Very convenient timing. I’m buying it this week when my interface gets here. 🤘😎

[@anthonymanuel2911]

Which interfece you going with?

[@Thvll]

@@anthonymanuel2911 scarlett 2i2 Gen 3. Should be here later today or tmrw. :D

[@anthonymanuel2911]

@@Thvll nice. Hear all the best things about those. Best of luck creating!

[@Thvll]

@@anthonymanuel2911 much appreciated!

[@chrisdempsey2379]

Vampire Nik isn't real he can't hurt you Vampire Nik: 2:00

[@christopherblowers443]

Nasty pick scrapes at the ready.

[@GastonSeep]

I downloaded it like 2 days ago I’m learning how to play guitar and this plugging is really nice and easy to understand for a beginner

[@DavidWoodMusic]

Hope you're still riffing friend

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

Your fear with the whammy pedal was basically my entire first year of guitar with anything

[@jeremyslater7369]

The best and only use of the whammy pedal

[@yoiamhere4737]

Who else likes Fortitude a lot? I do! 🤘🤘

[@droid1008]

the chant is pretty good the rest of the album too

[@RustyRat]

Whoa whoa hey... Hold on.

[@loganshoultes4445]

at 3:10 you can almost hear the unholy confessions riff

[@Gary_a_normal_human_being]

“Dirt...just dirt”*tries it out* “OHHH”

[@KaymanDZN]

0:19 that's how Fortitude would sound if it was released in the same era as From Mars to Sirius.

[@grimnocturneband]

The hive of bees is how it generate the distortion.

[@tyrutenishien7440]

2:26 do a fire alarm cover.

[@Crantrex]

If he doesn’t play the Silvera riff, I’ll be sad

[@43gone03]

3:38 sounds like korn's tone

[@nothingislogical]

4:46 I see you found the Explosions in the Sky setting.

[@Epytetaph]

hell yeah jamming this one since it dropped ... when u try to cover gojira with the JD RHYTM3 oh god it sounds absolutely the same

[@savagebury497]

I just downloaded the free trial yesterday and was wondering if you were going to do a video on this after I saw your Tim Henson video. I love that you can use this as a standalone app

[@_starhoe3315]

whats that chord progression at 1:45 ?

[@lordnoga6663]

this is the plug in that i use, got it a few months back when every plug in was half off, it was so worth it

[@agustincasciero]

You should play some Gojira covers with this plugin, it's awesome!

[@LoganAndrewOnline]

I was going to purchase this plugin next weekend, but saw this video and decided to purchase now (via your link). Even though I play bass, I'll support you haha

[@jmaaybraak]

Holy God dude, at the beginning of this video ur hair looks u made the top and front look like a big surfboard jumping off ur head! 🤣 I have literally sat here and rewound the first little bit of this video and laughed until I'm literally nauseous. I really fucking need that man, so thank u, genuinely.

[@routesgranulated]

One of my favourite reviews ever mate, keep it up!

[@quantumxfluxmd6821]

Thanks for doing this I'm kinda a beginner with plug ins and playing through the computer so this was a perfect demonstration

[@SeenFeen]

Honestly surprised you hadn’t tried this yet. Distant uses this for all 3 of their guitar tones

[@mishapashchenko6518]

2:28 Cthulhu has been summoned!

[@violetyouregrowingviolent6447]

Not gonna lie, this sounds really good.

[@aftertheendtimes]

Always enjoy ya´playing Nik Thanks fo showing us this hyped Gojira, and it is REALLY guud,... Love Cheers

[@trottingfoxinc]

Not sure why the video didn't end at 0:04, not much else explaining necessary :p

[@andresurzua6629]

3:07 is it a song?

[@UmamiDeBoi]

Hand down the best sounding amp sim i’ve ever used. Crazy how good it is.

[@cameronperceful2607]

This is my favorite amp sim. Great for heavy stuff but it's got range too

[@captaingoose736]

Made a mistake of having my headphones in with the volume up pretty loud with the whammy

[@nmnate]

Damn, Nik is almost at 500k. Almost there man!

[@MatthewsTrueShow]

That intro is hella funny. I have dialed in quiet a few spot on tones with my Helix from archetype IR's Omfg lmao, get you an award Nik, for that mouth noise gate fuzz

[@timbrowner6643]

This has been my go to tone for ages

[@RevahsMada]

0:17 Joe Duplantier, is that you?

[@justinvarieur4700]

"Sort of like a hive with bees" Wait what's a bee? "bzz bzz bzz bzz" Ohhh right right right

[@HARDLOOK]

Love this plugin. It’s my favorite.

[@smearyaxe6164]

This plugin has been the absolute best I have been using it for months after using so many other plugins! This one is a bang for your buck!

[@joethedrumma]

Does anyone know what the song at 3:49 is? Feel like I've heard that somewhere.

[@ВладимирГладких-з3я]

Тоже хотелось бы узнать

[@eclipsestudiomix]

Nik, check the preset named Agony, I think it's perfect! I don't remember the author, but this preset is the first in the list of one of them. P.S. Hello from Ukraine, sorry for my English)

[@joetalento7122]

Imagine if the default tone for every plugin was just all the knobs at 0

[@Dams21]

That would be hilarious

[@NexusReplicant7]

@ 4:46 in - that effect is DOPE

[@NexusReplicant7]

AND @ 5:51!

[@SuRGeoNofDeaTH.]

Nick, can you make a tutorial video how to sound like Trivium with amp sims/plugins etc? (they have great guitar tones imo)

[@frpcastro]

Depends on what album you're talking about, I agree they have great tones but their tone is really straightforward, probably an emp emulating a 5150 or that kind of sound with some IRs that go well together with that amp (Google's your friend for finding that), a drive pedal before that on the signal chain (the Dr. Drive from Audiority is amazing, it emulates the Horizon Precision Drive pedal and is also completely free. Or one that emulates a Tube Screamer, can't really go wrong with that), some EQ and you should already be pretty close to their tone. If you want a tone closer to their more recent albums go for more mids, if you want their older tones it's closer to the scooped metal sound™. I can get really close to the What The Dead Men Say tone using only free plugins, Dr. Drive pedal, STL Emissary amp and NadIR to load the IRs.

[@SuRGeoNofDeaTH.]

@@frpcastro I use custom 5150 amp sim from BIAS FX 2 and IRs from Ownhammer (Mesa V30/H30 mostl which fits the 5150 or Mark III Stealth) It's not that i'm unhappy with my tone, but i feel i miss sth. (attack or some good low cut) I suck at EQ, i just don't get it. I will try the Horizon drive pedal you mentioned. Btw is there a free Horizon Gate pedal plugin out there? Cause this noisegate does a good job. I tried it in Helix and removes all the hiss/noise like nth else i tried. ps. I love their Vengeance Falls album sound. Oh and anth involved 6string songs cause i don't own a 7string guitar. All albums have some songs on 6string, for example Amongst the Shadows and the stones or Feast of Fire.

[@frpcastro]

@@SuRGeoNofDeaTH. the drive pedal I recommended has a gate in the plug-in as well so try it out. About EQing, yeah, it takes some time to learn what frequencies do what and how to play with them, but just keep at it until you get the hang of what frequencies your tone and guitar need adjusting. One solid tip I can give you is that, like anything else in the chain, order matters very much, EQ and drive (in that order) should be the first elements in any signal chain. Also, you mentioned low end being a problem, try searching for high and low pass filters and how they help a lot in shaping some tone. A great free EQ plugin is the TDR Nova, so try that out as well

[@SuRGeoNofDeaTH.]

@@frpcastro Thx for all your suggestions mate. I have some EQ plugins like Fabfilter etc. But i struggle to get a decent low cut tone to be actually happy (although i'm never completely happy with my sound) So, in signal chain you recommend EQ-HorizonDrive-Amp-IR for example?

[@frpcastro]

@@SuRGeoNofDeaTH. exactly my dude, eq first, then drive, amp, IRs and effects after

[@kyteluna]

Man I hope there will be a Syn Gates archetype

[@ptbempire]

Awesome video bro this will be my next buy

[@yzzO-vo4ux]

Have u checked out the new Tom morello/ bring me the horizon song?

[@cheDawg1]

3:07 ENGAGE KOREKID

[@taylorhackney9275]

“I’m all about just existing through time.” LOL

[@painlesstragedy]

Nik you would be the best metalcore guitarist like ever.

[@chrisscott820]

Orbit Culture - Shaman EP is out, would love to see your reaction!

[@tyler0262]

seeing videos like this really makes me regret choosing the drums over the guitar as a wee lad.

[@JanithNissanka]

This is Awesome bro this plugin was Great

[@Ubi-o]

anyone else having like a high frequency overtone on top of this plug in the gate will get rid of it but then it just lays over the sound of the guitar when playing.. ive tried multiple guitars and everything else i can think of but nothing gets rid of it ... its like almost unusable for me. anyone know how to get rid of it..

[@1nzi]

Have you tried an eq filter

[@NeuroticNexus]

I once tried it and wasn't able to get it sound good enough for me. I always hear (heard) some sizzling noises on top of the distortion which makes it sound like a sim. It is on sale again, I may want to revisit.

[@travisbennett3332]

I'd suggest pulling the mic away from the cone and setting it near the ripples of the drivers. That solved my prob instantly

[@pipespeeps5349]

Can always experiment with cab irs, thats where most of the tone comes from anyway

[@Yetimusmaximus]

I was scrolling and misread the title. I thought it said "metal guitarist tries Archspire"

[@natec4743]

6:33 is that a firefly reference?

[@MalindaBevin76]

I tried looking up if you have done any Tetrarch. I don't see any. If you have not done it I HIGHLY recommend Tetrarch - Negative Noise. Hell of a band out of Atlanta Georgia (I believe). It was started by the guitarist Diamond. She can rip!! I think you will really love them!!! Tetrarch - Negative Noise. Please and thank you!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@ethanpederson]

Whaaaaales

[@williamchristensen7354]

LOOMING OUT OF THE DARRRRRRRRRRK!

[@adamabdelfattah9040]

@@williamchristensen7354 LIKE ARROWS IN THE SKYYYYYYY

[@hendrikkiefer3325]

I CANT BELIEVE MYYY EEEEEEYYES

[@Dvncann]

I use this amp as my main distortion tone for streams it's pretty sick

[@nj1255]

Possibly the most aggressive sounding amp sim out there. Even more so than the Fortin NTS plug-in!

[@Metalheadslayer]

Use nueral DSP tones on your covers bro. Some good tone you have here 🙂😍

[@domenicocacciuttolo7971]

Nik react to Let's Get Party Started by Tom Morello!!! There's a BMTH collab!!!

[@ryansutidjan2007]

1:47 wonderwall??!? 😳

[@anxiousx]

One of the best money i've ever spend is for this plugin. Worth every penny.

[@brain-dead943]

I really liked Nollys 'stuck in 79' preset, tis very fun

[@Mavvyd96]

I like how the in the description it says “tuning: whales”. Lmao, I think it’s D standard. That’s Gojira’s most famous tuning along with some drop C.

[@orelaroki]

Is that drum midi at the start from a certain pack or did you write them?

[@recksmusic1487]

This could seems like off-topic for a comment to this video, but i would like you to check out on JILUKA, another brutally heavy metal, visual kei band from Japan. I would recommend a song from their latest album "IDOLA", KUMARI. I assure you it is brutal right from the beginning. Hopefully you would check out on them sometime in the near future video/stream. Cheers! 🤘

[@johnsummers7121]

I bought the abasi one. Kinda wish I would've got this one.

[@NegusInParis01]

Best vocals, best technique, best sound, and best drummer

[@fender7695]

That last ambient one was AWESOME what setting was that?!?!?😍😍