Writing Dragon Ball Z inspired riffs | Thick Riff Thursday, Ep 51

[@camilla.e77]

You’re like one of those gum ball machines where you put in a quarter and it gives you a big gum ball but instead of a quarter it’s coffee and instead of a gum ball it’s a riff

[@zetareticuli6331]

I don’t understand but I agree

[@chrisgalka]

"Should we harmonize this?" on some merch for the next drop?

[@s33wagz]

Would buy

[@SamBrockmann]

I also would buy that.

[@Impractical_Engineer]

I'd buy that and wear it on Wednesday nights

[@Ghostbearstudios]

Shut up and take my money

[@PeterCleff]

That moment you fount the progression over the tapping lick gave me chills. Insane piece of music. Nothing wrong with tracking a lick like that half time and doubling the tempo in post. Tightness is more important than guitar/technique elitism. I'm loving this.

[@fabian_7115]

Love that you extended the sonic riff from the past thick riff thursday. I adored that video. ❤

[@danielesquilinguzman1656]

Same

[@DeeperDave1]

That's awesome 👌 we'll I was in the band I.O.N and Gravity Pool, in fact I was ion, I worked at funimation for several years and was given the chance to write music for "Broly second coming " and a few other movies. It was such an honor to work on them. I was also the PR guy and interviewed Akira at comicon, it was amazing. Thanks!

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

That's fucking sick

[@giantfragments]

hahaha so cool! the ''rock star moment'' feels so great

[@mynameiscalledtony]

okay but why did I get emotional hearing your riff over the dbz ending credits. I think that means it fits! Mission accomplished

[@Darko.mp3]

12:58 allmost sounds like To Carry You Away by After the Burial. Solid work as per usual!!!!!!!!

[@Ghostbearstudios]

Ngl everytime you cracked a smile it was definitely contagious. Shit got me super pumped just watching it come together.

[@josephharvey1762]

Beautiful

[@jxssxplvgg1710]

We NEED this in Spotify!!!!

[@josh200045]

FINALLY! this riff absolutely fucks

[@esauvargas3647]

Banger after banger every thursday! How is it possible the riffs never drop a bit in quality and creativity? You're a beast man

[@Obsrv-r]

This is awesome, sounds like an I Legion song!

[@MattyHutchison]

I was watching DBZ all day and then you drop this!? Let's goooooo!

[@ianrivera2523]

The outro had me like 🥲 great work as always buddy 🍻

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks man!

[@PrawzCD]

Dude this one is so sick! I’ve been watching every week for a few months now, and this has got to be my favorite yet

[@josephperkins-z7n]

bro. I just saw this. I have never felt so much inspiration and pure happiness from someone pulling some strings. I love you bro, keep it up

[@matt6288joyce]

I’m so glad you carried this tune on, still probably my favourite of them all!

[@jakewilliamson2991]

The progression is so sick

[@garretburrow]

If the DBZ theme song and the band Intervals had a baby, it would be this song... Also, 8:32 is the funniest part of the video, I laughed so hard LOL

[@chuckfranco8889]

brother this one is SO FUCKING SICK I love it so much

[@H0LT-85]

Man that lick fucking rips !! 🔥🔥

[@247Deathmetal]

Glad you extended this song, it's a great one. It's your song and I'm not an audio engineer, however I have an idea to transition out of the lead so it doesn't continue for too long. The rhythm part after the held chords that you repeat with a harmony after. An idea would be to at the end of that before it repeats with the harmony, hold the last tapped note with some vibrato and let it ring into and fade out in the first measure or two of that repeat. I think that'll keep the high energy that the tapping imparted, and let the riff and harmony shine on their own without making it too busy.

[@markescareno7584]

Nick, this is honestly your best one yet. You keep getting better and better every video. Thank you for all the content man!

[@JordanFlayer]

Thanks for bringing back my favorite thick riff!!!!

[@ModestMouseTrap]

I hope this ends up a full song. This was genuinely brilliant.

[@ModernBuilds]

Revisiting past riffs to add on is🔥🔥🔥

[@ballerdbeats7720]

Man I just can't help but come back every time to listen to all your wickedly cooool riffs bruh!! I swear you have the best guitar content for prog writers like myself that we can't help but love!! Keep killing it bro!!

[@claytonhaze8086]

It's probably an obscure reference, but the DBZ tapping part reminds me a lot of a section of the "big snowman" stage song from the og snowboard kids on N64

[@quinnquitars]

Listening to the whole thing from the top gave me the chills

[@ianhalfordmusic]

Love it! Kind of gives me August Burns Red vibes as well. Really cool insights into recording techniques and production tricks.

[@dizzengrey4901]

Love the 80/90's vibe, awesome stuff!

[@ActiveVirtue]

10/10 For this specific project, I don't think this could have been written any better.

[@seancraig4338]

I’m glad I get these at the start of my work week!

[@scottcampbell8841]

This is the best one you've done in recent weeks, well done dude. Super cool

Bro! This riff’s awesomeness is over 9000! Guess I’ll have to watch DBZ again 😂 keep it up, dude.

[@ryandooley5387]

The sonic riff might be my favorite. I’m so glad you added on to it! It sounds great!

[@andrewweber650]

Jamming with your Thick Riff Thursdays is the best, dude!

[@MinecraftGamer-dq7fk]

This has inspired me so much. Nick your really the gift that keeps on giving🙏🙏

[@jameswilkins8177]

I HATE THAT YOU SAID “find out on the next episode” and then I instantly went into a YT ad. Lmfaooo perfect setup.

[@BentleyWarner578]

Dude the sonic riff was the first Thick Riff Thursday I saw and my favorite riff, and i’ve come back to watch these ever since man it’s so sick to see you write more of it this is so fire, I love the sound keep shredding 🔥🔥🤘

[@brunomageste7146]

as a dragon ball fan for almost 15 years now, gotta say this low key made me emocional, it brought back some memories. u did amazing as always

[@joshkuhnmusic]

Nick man this song has all the vibes I needed. So happy and uplifting.

[@mjk9833]

That pump is highly infectious. Dope episode!!!!

[@ChristopherWright-h2i]

And this goes so hard I love it

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks dude!

[@ChristopherWright-h2i]

Know problem

[@IdoPerry_]

Bruh this is amazing! Well done!

[@rockprophecy2897]

fudging epic man. I wish i could like this more than once!

[@ParrishT3]

I know nothing about you except for my friend posted this link in Discord and I absolutely love how passionate you are about music theory and testing things out. Plus this sounds like a fantastic outro to an episode as the narrator recaps and gets ready to hit the next arc.

[@taylorvolleberg]

lol its getting hard to keep saying this is my favorite jam, they're all so good. Thank you for the weekly inspiration bombs, keep dropping em!

[@kgmusicmaker90]

Duuuude you should do a halftime drum with the tapping part! So sick! Love it!

[@stephenblack9843]

Best one yet. Absolutely sick

[@oceusMMXII]

This riff is giving Scar Symmetry for some reason and I’m not complaining.

[@808berg]

Great stuff as always man, the rock star moments throughout cracked me up. Love to see the real bass come out too

[@LimitlessPotential12]

AMAZING like WOW MAN. The summer vibes I get from this riff have me smiling ear to ear. Great work man, as always!

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks so much!!

[@skychamber_studios]

A DBZ inspired riff over a Sonic inspired riff is the content the world needs now

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Which franchise is next?

[@skychamber_studios]

@@nickbroomhallmusic I anyways get inspired by the mass effect soundtrack lol

[@SergioFraga]

Dude!!!!!! your videos are so inspiring, it makes me want to pick my guitar again like I used to!!!

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks for the kind words man! Glad you’re enjoying! 🤝

[@Joescanzillo]

Bro that was sick. Your riffs are always so tasty

[@aaronlawson203]

This is the most hype I've been hell yes dude

[@ChristopherWright-h2i]

Find out on the next thick riff z

[@the_one_take_djentleman_0808]

Your collection of guitars just fills me to the brim with profound envy. Pearlescent finish and everything. Good lord it's beautiful

[@DiamondLifer]

Pumps me up. Where’s the fuck is my nimbus?!? I was hoping for a cut of the song with the opening. 😂

[@TheokritusElend]

This would kick ass as the intro for the next set of Dragon Ball Super arcs.

[@jazzmasterbator]

damn this might be the best one youve written yet

[@samleviis]

Can’t wait v2 of gotta go fast !!!

[@benjaminblanck7662]

Also sounds like some Plini stuff. I love it.

[@rottenapplebeats5594]

i was feelin every minute the same as you were.....great jam and video 🔥🔥🔥

[@DennisFeinsteinCEO]

Hearing the tapping come in after that section for the first time @ 3:05 has me crazy pumped! 💪

[@BradyKenniston]

Going to have to learn to play this one... damn!

[@DanielBobke]

I am WAY too old to have ever been into Dragonball Z (my kids definitely were though), but this is definitely my favorite Thick Riff Thursday. Awesome riff! 🤘

[@ranok9534]

As a DragonBall simp, this goes HARD AF!!! 🔥 RIP to the GOAT!

[@Urteilsdrache]

i love this series! Even lets me think in different ways to record my stuff, ure inspiring mate. Keep it up!

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

That’s awesome to hear man! Thank you! 🤘

[@the_one_take_djentleman_0808]

Also, ya gotta love the vibe from this melody, it really is hard to beat the whole 'you can do it, don't give up on yourself, you got this' vibe that literally embodies the very essence of Dragonball. Dude's ears have their own intuition separate from his mind brain and I would love to jam with both

[@TheOddKris]

Yesss my dude!! This has so much Budokai and Dokkan (that card game has such a banger OST) vibes! :D

[@kcikdubb]

you have a really post-rock sound. love that. reminds me of circadian by intervals

[@normannguitar]

has to be my favourite so far🔥 such a wizard

[@McLophes]

Just another EXTREMELY Common Nick W

[@SteveBearscemi]

love those chords

[@joemarais7683]

Really just sounds like DBZ Dokkan Battle intro tracks. That’s a complement, they’re all fire.

[@caiolourenco7201]

It's definitely a "love song"

[@Dave_DuskHaven]

The episode ive been waiting for 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@SOL1DUDE]

Clearly that riff is over 9000

[@jwfickett]

First riff/section reminds me of Unearth, just in a major key. Really good ideas throughout this one.

[@DannyRobertsMetalCovers]

Dude. This was incredible

[@ExtremeMetalMike]

Giving major Plini and Invtervals vibes/sound

[@nathanmorphett8310]

when you unlock the hidden Snake Way level in Sonic Adventure Battle 2

[@Abrazzi.Gaming]

Killer work as always!

[@evigkrig4386]

Sounds epic and thick bro!

[@QuiGonJohn629]

Nick is good at writing riiiiiiffs" *To the tune of "Lawrence is good at pianoooooo"*

[@KaiDown]

Next week is a year of TRT, hell yeah

[@RobertDeer]

Need this one in my Gym Playlist :D

[@danielwiedemann5012]

Okay that’s it I’m getting my recording gear set back up and writing again.

[@Witticism_TV]

This song is SOOOOOOO good!!!

[@Morroh]

I blame DBZ for the reason I love harsh vocals 😂 all that time pretending to “power up” as a kid made listening to metal a no brainer. Also the AMV’S 🤣 btw this turned out great, DBZ meets Intervals/Plinis Handmade Cities vibes, very uplifting!

[@quinnquitars]

Rest In peace Akira

[@junglemast3r]

Modern melodic hardcore vibes

[@UmarArar]

Incredible job dude!

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks man!

[@kylegrossi8175]

As much as the bass programming sounds good it still doesn't compare to real bass. Just sounds so good.

[@stuartrogers6778]

That moment when you know you have something special 5:16

[@averageenjoyer8031]

thats a full on anime opening

[@DanAlterGuitar]

Banger riff! 🤓👍😊