Mike Stringer Playthrough | One Kit Wonder: Nu Metal

[@DenDenBMX]

Mike writes a riff that won't get stuck in my head for weeks challenge: impossible

[@Eincrou]

If he wrote the riff with a pencil, rather than a guitar, he could complete the challenge.

[@yeserguitar]

Mike casually writes bangers, DAMN

[@Akaname94]

So crispy i love it and Mike the legend still make epic riffs !!!

[@MilianMalivukMusic]

The main snare sounds too boxy for my taste... I was hoping for some company to release a Nu Metal / 2000s Kit with a higher pitched snare similar to the second one of this kit (like in Deftones, Limb Bizkit). Overall I can't really hear a difference to the normal OKW: Metal. A pity this is so polished flat, because I expected exactly NOT that from a Nu Metal VST.

[@quantum_dust_mp3]

bruh just reading my mind

[@matthewmessner1105]

Yeah I know this is a “modern” nu metal kit but that snare does not fit most Nu Metal. Early Deftones, Staind and Limp Bizkit used much higher tuned snares

[@Nathan-nz5gm]

genuine question, could the side snare not just literally be used as the main snare instead? it doesn’t sound panned any differently in this example

[@ericwysocki1659]

I'd say the snare from okw pop punk would be more suitable for that type of nu metal.

[@chaoschaoforever]

It's so polished because Daniel Braunstein (Spiritbox's producer) mixed it.

[@matthewmessner1105]

If that side snare could be moved to the main as an option that would be amazing

[@jcat96]

Mike cant stop making absolute chonky riffs. Id buy an album of just that

[@QuincyKane]

Sounds killer!

[@Stumpy801]

[@kingslayer9696]

Can we get a session of you mixing this?

[@tianhari2744]

Please full version 😢

[@isaacmejia4091]

Dude I agree with everyone here! Mike is song riff god. So of the most catchy, and memorable melodic riffs. Love it

[@markjacksonmusic21]

Sick product vid! Sounds amazing!

[@robdrumz9325]

How did I know this was Mike yesterday just from the ambient guitars and drum writing 😂

[@strijkspray4753]

Those...wadda ya call um?..."pre-bends"?... are insane

[@KirkpatrickSounds]

Stringer do be stringin'

[@Luemm3l]

recently got mikes plugin but also the metal kit from ggd. could not be happier. drum mapping needs some adjustment, velocity curves and mix as well for my purposes but even pretty solid right out the pocket.

[@ShunnedJ]

That intro riff 😬🔥🔥🔥

[@joeyg1463]

The main snare sounds like any other generic metal snare the side snare is what the main snare shoulda sounded like...all in all the kits ounds great but not much point of getting since i have the m&m

[@brandon_caelum]

you can just use the side snare as the main snare, Seems like a non issue

[@FrankTheSmithTV]

@@brandon_caelum Heavily panned

[@xdocfearx7329]

@@FrankTheSmithTV multi out, pan it back

[@FrankTheSmithTV]

@@xdocfearx7329 Yeah, but casuals don't know how to do that. Also you lose the built in Kontakt processing on the samples when you mult it out and the rooms and overheads are panned.

[@GoalPost_er]

PLEASE tell me this is music from the upcoming record............ wow.

[@MikeOrkid]

Damn. Just, damn.

[@NJTllrd]

I'll admit, I am a fanboy. Can't dislike anything this guy does 😊

[@rotaryrevivalist5095]

I really want an Aristides guitar. What pick ups is he running in this. They look like BKP Blackhawk or Impulse but the corners aren’t sharp enough.

[@stmd915]

Please write a full song with that main riff.

[@changeme9952]

Stringer - THE Lord almighty

[@svelle37]

No hate at all, but I'm still trying to find out what makes this kit nu-metal.

[@chaoschaoforever]

Probably the side snare. But they are more following more modern Nu Metal sounds from bands like Alpha Wolf and Spiritbox.

[@_NotEnoughMana]

It's the snare sound from 0:41 that is reminiscent of Limp Bizkit, Korn etc

[@svelle37]

@@chaoschaoforever yeah that definitely makes sense. I think I'm just thrown off by the name. Because nu metal to me means Korn, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, etc. I wouldn't associate Alpha Wolf and Spiritbox with it. And again, no hate, because I think those bands are good in their own style for sure.

[@chaoschaoforever]

@@svelle37 I agree with you a lot. But sorta like how old school thrash and modern thrash are two different sounds, old school nu metal and modern nu metal (or something similar to it) are two different sounds. It's very strange how it's evolved over the years.

[@shinokugt]

It's more modern "nu metal" as mentioned, but I also feel like the toms are pretty on point for the genre

[@Kimberlight]

Jesus, you can really hear his string's low action at 0:19 You can hear that the natural fret buzz is responsible for that interesting effect we hear. Pretty neat.

[@kevbo3908]

what guitar is he playing?

[@IIRESISTANCEII]

Aristides 070

[@thatguitardadmyguy7321]

It's an aristidas 7 string. They make guitars out of composite materials so it has 0 wood in it.

[@user-te3qq1rb7u]

Don’t let the other replies distract you from the fact that this is a one off, hand built Cornelius Jorgestein Shuntskoozer 7000

[@Poepopdestoep]

Aristides 070S with slanted evertune bridge (the only guitars in the world with slanted evertune)

[@LifeHawkeye]

Lol those bends on the lower strings above or around the 12th fret are crazy. I’m sure Mike’s hand strength is fantastic, though I’m wondering if the guitar is tuned so low that the tension is low so he can do those so effortlessly.

[@rickvanpol3833]

He usually plays in drop F#

[@JohnnyHendrix-h3c]

Those riffs are the only ones ive heard in the djent scene that are on par with that of Jon Deiley from Northlane..........

[@dougcronkhite2113]

Such a bendy boy!

[@bioburden]

Honestly, these drums give me fuck all nu-metal vibes...

[@calebfoster1832]

I generally dislike high snares- this one's actually really cool.

[@jakeyy9263]

Watch this be on the new album like the angel eyes riff he posted on Insta many months before it came out

[@ELPrahGungame]

please this will be a snippet for Tsunami Sea

[@AboutForget]

COME TO CHILE!

[@ahundredyearwindow]

😤

[@bruceanthony8345]

Spiritbox need songs in Drop E

[@shinokugt]

Too Close / Too Late is

[@clarenegracey]

Mixed by nolly means this doesn't sound like this out of the box at all

[@GetGoodDrums]

This is just a stereo instance of One Kit Wonder: Nu Metal - no further mixing on the drum channel. The drums go through master bus processing, but that's it!

[@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb]

*stringer))*

[@GITMmusic]

Very cool song but I’m not sure what any of this style has to do with nu metal

[@vladharanich]

Which Pickups are those?

[@christopherspeck1287]

They look like Bare Knuckle Impulses/Black Hawks or they could be slanted Fishman open core moderns.

[@CoreyJohnsonMusician]

Definitely bare knuckles

[@CormacTunstead]

A secret Bare Knuckle pickup that Mike has been testing out for some time. It's also in his new Offset Aristides! What the pickup is based off exactly? I'm not too sure, perhaps Black Hawks? But keep an eye out for it!

[@catastrophic82]

I'm pretty sure he is about to drop a signature Aristides and those look like Bare Kuckles to me.

[@SBTones]

@@CormacTunstead where did you hear that?

[@FoxtrotXero]

Jesus

[@flips220]

Guitar playing is way too technical for nu metal. Like four drop-D powerchords max, that's all you need. 😂

[@montemccleery]

Why are ALL the OKW demos just different flavors of Djent? 🤡 I love GGD's projects, but it's time they expanded their player repertoire a bit so we can get some unique/varied performances on these demos.

[@GetGoodDrums]

One Kit Wonder: Modern Fusion, Classic Rock, Dry and Funky and Pop Punk are some very differenty flavors in our OWK range!

[@bmeijer7776]

ggd release a NU METAL pack, me coming to hear REAL nu metal style riffs from 1999-2003, instead we get the promo of thall and generic metalcore.........🤦‍♂

[@saamo1423]

You need to pay more attention

[@bmeijer7776]

@@saamo1423 lol lmao you think this is nu metal? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@saamo1423]

@bmeijer7776 2000s nu metal? No, because its not supposed to be. Its modern nu metal

[@PedroHenrique-mj1mn]

This shit does not sound like nu metal, it just sounds like any other mall/bedroom djent shit out there. This is not proper nu metal