Opeth - Ghost of Perdition (Guitar Cover with Play Along Tabs)

[@MaxNiessl]

Another hugely requested song! And I just wanted to break out of the Tool cycle one time since the last 5 covers have been Tool songs. This song took longer to transcribe than I'd thought and was even more painful to record (both guitars are recorded in one take for the whole song as always). Sorry for the slightly cropped rhythm guitar shot, I only realised that while editing the video. And by the way ... new guitar and backdrop! :D

[@BrianMaynard-um4mj]

Great stuff as always…..do you promise the next song you upload will be Third Eye?

[@MR_MIRTH]

Learned this one on my own, time to see how wrong I did. been waiting for more opeth. Awesome sauce max

[@tommapar]

Another great video man! Great editing and great sound as always. And a great choice of song! Keep up the good work! Love to play along 😄

[@Fabio-mt3eg]

Thanks man! Cycle Opeth Begin?

[@wafflemanofficial3130]

I know I'm a month late but I'm glad you tried your hand at Opeth, is there any chance for doing something else by them? Maybe the Leper Affinity or The Moor

[@anirudhr7736]

This was extremely satisfying.... Akerfeldt writes music like no one can.... You nailed it man.... Anotha one

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you so much! 🤘🏼

[@amakrotol7613]

Insane! The lengths you go to for these covers is seriously impressive! Cloning yourself and even buying the same guitar again for aesthetics... This is why we love you!

[@genkimonkeygaming3027]

This channel is the biggest hidden gem on You Tube as far as guitar goes

[@flataffect]

So bummed your channel never blew up the way it should dude. Been watching for years and you always had super high quality tabs with the song in the background and super well broken down. Cheers

[@MaxNiessl]

@@flataffect Thanks so much, bud! Having a huge channel was never the goal, I just like to share some videos from time to time :)

[@gersongabriel2889]

I gotta say, this looks easy on this man's hands. When you can make something difficult look easy, then you are good on what you do! 👏

[@ronk99]

Amazingly done!! Thank you man, now I think I can finally give this song a try on the guitar.

[@MaxNiessl]

@@ronk99 Thanks, have fun! 🤘🏼

[@nickw3330]

Thanks for introducing me to some kickass bands. I discovered Opeth and Karnivool through your videos.....love the new guitar and backdrop too!

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! That’s awesome! 🤘🏼

[@thepneumanator]

This has made my month! (and that is about how long it'll take me to learn this bad boy! I'm a little scared!) Perfect as always Max.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! That’s awesome! Have fun learning, Stephen! 🤘🏼

[@knivessurvives]

moksha is that you?

[@frostyshake3314]

i missed this somehow cause it wasn't Tool didnt pop up on my main screen. Thanks for uploading this, amazing song - and accuracy as always.

[@aurum1235]

wow that clean intro is perfect

[@jamesforrest7637]

Great job Max. Really well done and thank you for the on-screen Tabs. Very helpful. Subscribed!

[@KevinBanyai]

Hell yeah! This song has so many fun riffs in it!

[@blackmetalbreadstick]

Wow what a beautiful flame on that guitar

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@mosantw2024]

So fking smooth man, great job preserving those energy😮

[@nervosuu]

WOO HES BACK!!! All your videos are awesome, always fun to play along and you make it super easy! Just throwing some random requests, but again, I'll play along to anything! Anything from Opeth- Still Life Some more Mastodon Third Eye- TOOL

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! Third Eye is definitely still on my agenda and the other requests sound great too! :)

[@j6shy]

well done, well produced as always. despite abundance of TOOL, i’d like to request THIRD EYE, really fun to play the intro.

[@XxJordanMayerxX]

Insane...I don't even bother attempt covers like these but I sure do love watching players far better than me coast through them...lol

[@ЕвгенийГазизов-ы6ы]

Thank you for letting me know about this group)

[@jmartiniere]

this is insane!! play harlequin forest pleaseee

[@sirgallabad]

Yesssss thank you so much. This one of my favorite Opeth songs and I've wanted to learn it for so long

[@MaxNiessl]

Awesome! Have fun learning! 🤘🏼

[@sirgallabad]

@@MaxNiessl Thanks, it’ll be fun for sure 😁

[@pooyashirazi1991]

Perfect job as always Max🤘

[@fjeldet]

this is a really well made guide!

[@Lux-cl7kc]

Your Tool videos are always amazing, saw this and was thrilled. Harlequin forest next?

[@_gigi_1143]

Very useful tutorial, it's got everything anybody would need to learn this classic

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! :)

[@OlafMcKrak]

3 years playing this on a spanish accoustic... then i stopped. 10 years later. now i statrt again

[@Novmik0921]

Anyone knows what the line with the "-8" at 8:21 is at the end of the solo?

[@MpjV]

could be an octave slide down with whammy bar idk im not a guitarist

[@ToshiPrerose]

Hi Max, I really love your covers on KZbin, they helped me a lot. I also really love your sound and I wanted to ask you how you record your covers, how do you put together sound and video? 🙏❤️

[@MaxNiessl]

Hey Toshi, thank you! I generally setup my DAW to record with the song. You would need some kind of audio interface for this and a mic. Then I setup my camera (phone) to record the video. I record both of them at the same time and edit them together in Premiere Pro. I usually have a metronome running at the beginning which I can use to sync up the video audio and DAW audio (because I can hear it in the audio of the raw video). Then I can safely delete the audio of the recorded video and have a good video clip with the audio of the interface. Hope that helps! All the best 🙌🏼

[@ToshiPrerose]

​@@MaxNiesslthank you so very much. ❤ I am gonna switch to line 6 helix soon and can use it as an interface and record the audio in my DAW on PC through MIDI right?

[@MaxNiessl]

@@ToshiPrerose I personally haven’t used a Line 6 Helix, but I’ve heard that you can use it as an audio interface! But the Helix is just like my Kemper Profiler a great tool to record guitar without the need for mics. In the worst case you would have to get an audio interface to record it with and interfaces from e.g. Focusrite are quite affordable. Have fun 🙌🏼

[@naglunko4132]

we need you back man

[@MaxNiessl]

@@naglunko4132 The time will come :)

[@ToddFraud]

This is WILD

[@totolelapino]

Super good ! Im down for more Opeth !

[@lionyt4372]

please do one of deliverance ;)

[@gufurlan]

flawless

[@mrDmitryOrlov]

как ты божественно держишь медиатор

[@mrc404]

Well done! Much anticipated

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you!

[@scruffynerfherder33]

Absolutely sick. Only thing is i wish i could see the tabs better. It might be better on a pc. But on a phone the tab is pretty small

[@Heavy_Metal.Nerd-2005]

Endlich, Mann! Danke dafür auf jeden Fall! Ich glaube, dass der schwedische Gitarrist und KZbinr Ola Englund sich freuen wird, dass du dir eine Gitarre von Solar Guitars gekauft hast.

[@MaxNiessl]

Ja gerne! Das kann gut sein ^^ ich hatte mich nach einer “Strat”-förmigen Gitarre für schnellere Songs umgeschaut. Wichtig war ohne Tremolo und mit Ahorngriffbrett und da hat mich diese sehr angelacht. Bin für den Preis von der Qualität sehr positiv überrascht und die Evertune Bridge hat definitiv ihre Vorteile :)

[@Heavy_Metal.Nerd-2005]

@@MaxNiessl Aber Richtung Ende des Solos, wird das Vibratosystem benutzt. Du hättest dir auch eine Gitarre von PRS kaufen können. Die Gitarristen von Opeth, Mikael Åkerfeld und Frederik Åkeson benutzen solche Gitarren.

[@Atibu]

Hello Max ! I really enjoy your videos. I'm really curious about how do you place those tabs alongside with your videos. Can you demonstrate how to do it so maybe I can try it also !

[@ichiikiraa]

absolute mastery, stunning really

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks! 🙌🏻

[@JSmitty-ke7hx]

max pls upload third eye i love u bro

[@1loveMusic2003]

Great job man as always. Love the vids.

[@MaxNiessl]

Thanks a lot! 🤘🏼

[@johnb5713]

Congrats on the guitar, it's stunning. And thanks as always, never a sh*t week with box fresh Niessl

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you!!! 🙌🏼

[@Washborn1234567]

Какая красивая вещь. Спасибо .

[@DanielPain96]

Yeah boiii, please do more Opeth

[@soyhuesis9073]

I would like to see more of Kyuss, if it´s possible. Great covers and tutorials. I´m learning a lot.

[@MaxNiessl]

Unfortunately, I can't do anymore Kyuss or QuotSA since they're very strict with copyright problems. I've heard of many people that have gotten strikes :(

[@soyhuesis9073]

@@MaxNiessl Thank you, anyway. I enjoy your covers a lot and help me a lot to learn to play the songs (huge Tool fan here! 😆).

[@MaxNiessl]

@@soyhuesis9073 Awesome! Thanks a lot! 🤘🏼

[@opeth_950]

this is amazing thank you for your effort i should try this hard one

[@MaxNiessl]

Have fun! Thank you! :)

[@DanielLeva-h5r]

Please do deliverance next!!

[@justadudewholovestool2457]

Hey, just checking up. You doing okay, Max? I don’t know you personally, neither you me, but it’s okay if you’re taking (or feeling like you need) a break. Really, it is. Take your time with your projects mate, no need to rush what we’re gonna be replaying anyways, you legend.

[@MaxNiessl]

Hey there, thank you for reaching out! I’m doing very well. A lot has happened this past year (especially a new job) and I’ve been taking a break from KZbin. I will come back, though, don’t worry! 🙌🏼

[@luismata8824]

Beautiful! Please do Master's apprentice!!

[@SimonSchroederDrums]

Sehr cool Max! Mega Song :)

[@MaxNiessl]

Danke dir, Simon! 🤘🏼

[@paddysloan]

Outstanding 👏👏👏

[@electricwolf6669]

Please do will o the wisp by opeth, not sure if you have already or not, just descovered your channel! Excellent covers!

[@ivanbutler6079]

Stellar. Well done. And thank you

[@MaxNiessl]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 🤘🏼

[@misled_perceptions]

Well done!

[@jamenschwartz5471]

You gotta do some chevelle tabs in the future

[@floppymantisgaming7028]

Hey dude you should do weak and powerless by perfect circle that would mean the world to me! I don’t care how long it takes just put it in your que of songs to transcribe

[@richarkleon7551]

Great cover Fibonacci

[@mirrorblade4879]

Great job, man. Gona play along with you) Greeting from Ukraine

[@miguelverdetee]

Where are you max? We need more tool covers :´(

[@MaxNiessl]

Hey there! I’m not gone! I just had some changes in my life last year (new job and some other stuff). Didn’t feel like doing KZbin and took a break. But I’ll be back, no worries! I alsk heard Tool is actually recording another record … :)

[@yjago]

do benighted next!

[@MrMultiInstrumentali]

Maybe do some covers from the new In Flames album Foregone

[@scottb9918]

This is SO SO SO great!! Thank you @MaxNiessl

[@CameronWinters]

What a beautiful guitar! Hope you’re doing great dude, talk soon🤘

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you, Cameron! Let’s do that! 👍🏼

[@N3V3rmor365]

Hell yes!!!!

[@matias6119]

Awesome :o

[@francopetrone8361]

have you considered giving out the guitar pro files as a perk on patreon?

[@shashidarnaik6208]

Need more kyuss

[@luisantoniobuenabad9459]

This is amazing!!! Please something of porcupine tree 🙏🏽

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! Would love to when I find the time :)

[@sirgallabad]

Oh yes! I'd love to see Blackest eyes, Shallow, or Trains.

[@reveriedev]

I learned this whole song today, before you uploaded this video. Now i am very angry

[@EstherPiscore69]

This is amazing lmao

[@JayDayKay]

4:54

[@saularriola3490]

I just sent you a donation thru your website, but I couldn't send you a note. The link you have set up for your email is rejected in both Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge. I'm just getting back into playing guitar and getting lost in the music of TOOL ... the two definitely go hand in hand. Thanks for making this experience a most enjoyable one. Hope to see more from you in the future. That's totally badass work u do! BTW How the hell did you break the neck on your Les Paul Commemorative?

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you very much! I will look into it, maybe the PayPal link is expired, but it definitely came through. I appreciate it :) I also hope that I will find more time for KZbin in the future! The Les Paul was a very dumb move by me. I set it on a chair to do something else - the catch is that I have two cats that had zoomies at that time. They knocked it over and it broke. But it was quite the cheap fix to be honest, like 50€. All the best :)

[@vernonblake3108]

bro should do anesthetize or russia on ice by porcupine tree

[@internetstealers2731]

here's to hoping that the next Tool song will be Third Eye

[@JaredHarmonized]

Beautiful cover bro! New guitar??

[@MaxNiessl]

Thank you! Yes!!! I wanted another 6 string for faster stuff since that is a bit more difficult on a Les Paul. And I only had the 7 string for that which might also confuse people in videos 😅

[@JaredHarmonized]

@@MaxNiesslI'm always in support of decisions to buy a new guitar lol

[@Jesse-mh6hv]

Wow you haven’t uploaded in a while what happened?

[@MaxNiessl]

Hey bud! Nothing in particular, I wasn’t really feeling like making videos with the limited time that I currently have. I’ve changed my company some months ago and haven’t gotten back into KZbin since then. I have Sober in the pipeline, though I don’t know when I will record and edit it :)

[@Jesse-mh6hv]

@@MaxNiessl oh ok see yeah

[@moutine]

Can you tell me if on this cover the strings were fresh / new ?? Cuz your barely pick notes and you got a very thight and precize sound

[@MaxNiessl]

@@moutine The strings were actually pretty fresh here, but I don’t believe it matters too much since I use coated ones (Elixir Nanoweb)

[@moutine]

@@MaxNiesslOh okay, but you got the point that i mentioned right ? Watching you play here feels like you have a snare drum but the velocity is on 100 u barely touch it and it sounds like a rim shot, Anyway it sounds soooo cool and i just wondered cuz i usually use dynamics when it comes to pick attack

[@MaxNiessl]

@@moutine Dynamics is the point, exactly. The amp profile that I’m using has lots of gain, so it doesn’t matter too much how hard I hit the strings. But if I were to use less gain, that would produce a weaker sound. With the Gibson and Epiphone, I usually aim for a more dynamic sound, but for heavier Opeth lots of gain work perfectly on the Solar.

[@moutine]

@@MaxNiessl Ooh okay, thank you for clarifying man appreciate it ! Also come back 🫡🫡

[@MaxNiessl]

@@moutine I will actually upload something tomorrow :)

[@JarrodMagee-rz4ry]

Sounded great but the parts you listed for Fredrik akesson should've been listed for peter lindgren out of respect.

[@erik8025]

"promo sm" 😆

[@Johaneeeek]

What the point of this when you only hear the original tracks guitar?

[@ninja_wyatt_208]

I wanna see your pedal board really bad 🤓

[@SamuraiFTF]

What a weird tuning, does the tuning even have a name

[@MaxNiessl]

I believe it’s just an open chord tuning. Michael himself has said this about the tuning in an interview of Grand Conjuration :)

[@SamuraiFTF]

@@MaxNiessl oh I see thanks!!

[@JSmitty-ke7hx]

@@MaxNiessl MAX WHERE IS THIRD EYE 💔💔