Periphery - It's Only Smiles Solo

7 String Tuning - Drop Ab
Low to mid gain tone, if possible use split coil position on pickup selector.
Guitar used: Ibanez LACS RGA 7 String

[@oscar.leon003]

Every periphery riff/solo sounds easier than it is

[@sesarise]

You gain a lot of forearm strength learning them haha

[@kakao6125]

some P2 solo is quite challenging and it sound really good. Altho yea can't really say that it's harder than the riff...

[@michaelirizzz121]

That solo with the bouncy rhythm guitar under it can bring anyone out of the darkest depression

[@alaskayoung3413]

Love this solo bc it sounds really good to the song. So many people just shred and its amazing but it doesn't add to the song. Its just a show off time. This is super melodic and really takes the song to another level even though its not super technical.

[@Wonmanbanned]

Sounds like an “easy” one on the album. It’s actually one of the hardest because of the damn feel. The song itself makes me rather emotional and so does the solo

[@RaZeSniiPeR]

"Hmm, a Periphery solo I can play" 0:21 "Hmm, I was a fool to think such things"

[@jezbayliss5253]

One thing I've learnt from learning periphery songs. You can 100% learn anything! You just need to spend the time to learn it properly and not give up. You got dis

[@numetalinkin]

Seems like he follows his uncle's steps

[@ThrowingItAway]

You have written some of my favourite Periphery Solos.

[@elblopex]

and then he plays it slow like we're going to get a single note out of it. We appreciate the effort, Jake

[@Guitarsloth]

haha yea but some people do learn better like that! I for one have always felt that tabs are too slow to learn, so I love this man for deciding to show the solo slowed down

[@currentlyvibing9916]

@@Guitarsloth I use both. Tabs to know what I’m playing and then watch someone do it for visualisation

[@gamefan3300]

absolutely BEAUTIFUL. enough to bring a tear into a grown man's eyes

[@gergoretvari6373]

the solo or the guitar?

[@DELTAdarke]

I keep saying it but you're the best lead player in Periphery Jake. Would love to see more videos like this from you!!

[@nivekiohc]

Hands down my favorite solo on the record your phrasing is insane!

[@calvinlalremsanga2777]

Luck as a constant and it's only smiles has the best solo and what's more exciting is Jakes part

[@cexyes6572]

this solo have a soul

[@victorupreti6285]

This is the most sincere Jake has ever sounded 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@voxextremos22]

Uhm the Luck As A Constant solo

[@victorupreti6285]

voxextremos22 sincere I mean like he sounds like he’s happy lol

[@edanberrett5297]

This is my favourite guitar solo of all time.

[@Marco-ke4zs]

U need to hear more solos.

[@zachhughes9220]

It is pretty incredible. They have a way of taking something relatively simple (at least for them) and make it have so much emotion. If you haven’t heard it, listen to the solo on Luck as a Constant. It’s in my top 10 solos ever forcsure

[@edanberrett5297]

@@Marco-ke4zs I've heard a lot of solos. None of them wrench my heart like this one.

[@2paktolife]

@@Marco-ke4zs it's subjective.

[@bR4mBozZz]

I absolutly love that you do these kind of videos

[@maxfliegner4122]

Knew this was a Jake solo when I first heard it back in April. So much feel yet so much shred

[@bigmind8508]

Excellent cover dude!

[@gilernt]

yea this guy should join periphery hes pretty good

[@MoonlytSonata023]

Definitely agree. This guy is so good as if he shares the same blood line with the "guitar guy" from Dream Theater band. I really wonder if thats the case....

[@iamrichlol]

@@MoonlytSonata023 they aren't blood relatives

[@6.L.U.C.I.F.E.R.]

Would be sick to see you and Aaron Marshall do a collab of some sort. This reminds me of the ending solo in Epiphany by Intervals. Sounds really amazing!!

[@unqualifiedproductions1275]

Or Owane

[@codylujan]

Absolutely beautiful. I sometimes listen to this song just for the solo.

[@JamesGaoist]

Misha being self taught makes you more epic how the solo for Jetpacks likely influenced writing for this. Both songs’ solos phrasing is very similar and it's so epic how you're Petrucci's relative.

[@MCHiphopotamus]

Brilliant. And dude, Ibanez needs to release this gorgeous blue signature model !!!!

[@Andrew_93]

Just beautiful

[@davidencoification]

*It's only smells*

[@eightbeats6173]

Bet u could sweep with your nose

[@davidencoification]

@@eightbeats6173 I can and I do

[@Athenascars]

Jake, sir, you are so good. Please do more videos and guitar tutorials. I love watching you play the guitar and slow down things for some reason

[@MickZarco]

My gut it's telling me it's telling me, oh it's telling me why ...

[@ironpeeb]

This is very excellent and I am glad that you made this. I shall be referring to this often

[@KevisaVivose]

Wow dude. You play it just like the guys from Periphery. Sounds just like the solo from the song

[@DT-tq8ku]

Thanks for reading the title of the video for us. 6 seconds I’ll never get back ever. Good goin Jake.

[@bKoelle689]

Favorite song off the record! Definitely my favorite solo I've heard this year.

[@nagastitch224]

This is one awesome simple and clean play.. Really cool.

[@YutsiAion]

loved the song very much!

[@Surrey_01]

One of my favorite solos by you

[@anthonyguitar1591]

Jake please come back to Toronto. Dying to see you guys play live again!

[@heylookitsn0ah]

Me:Dope! Now the next step is to get a 7 string guitar! My college savings: am i a joke to you?

[@SirBeanDuke]

but he doesn't use the bottom string, so you should have no trouble. don't hold yourself back!

[@chickenpermission1656]

Dang, this guy got a custom Ibanez to look like Jake's. Must really like periphery, that's dedication

[@alexandermalmberg1645]

The fun part is this guy has the same name as the guy in Periphery

[@Augustofright]

Nice cover

[@fortisch]

oh my god thank you so much.

[@AllenHarrison]

man that open string you do at the very beginning of it is so awesome, I wish you kept going with it!

[@D2ezbmu]

amazing job and what a tone!!! also those index finger bends with vibrato are insane to me lol

[@footfeetish6961]

We need a option to "love" a video because it's too good for a like

[@James-yt6to]

Such elegance

[@brandooon]

is this guy wes hauch

[@blistersonmyfingers9321]

Yous guys write amazing music, Jake.

[@matthewross2730]

Jake, please talk to Ibanez and release this absolute beauty of a guitar 😍 The white and the ebony fingerboard are just so clean together

[@bradhargis2261]

His white model has been out for a while now. Certainly its jatoba fretboard instead of ebony.

[@matthewross2730]

Brad Hargis Yeah I know, but that’s the JBM10FX. It would be awesome to have a white JBM27. Ebony fretboards just look so much nicer in my opinion

[@johndargoczi]

@@matthewross2730 I have the JBM10FX (you can check it out on my channel) and it's absolutely great, but I'm still waiting for a 7 string version haha. Gonna get it as soon as it's released, because I fell in love with the JBM model :)

[@matthewross2730]

John Dargóczi That’s awesome dude! Will check out

[@johndargoczi]

@@matthewross2730 I was thinking about getting the JBM27, but the only thing that bothers me is the floyd rose. It's just too much of a pain in the ass sometimes.

[@DrDeusExMachina]

Me = cries in six string

[@CACA-fn4qx]

u can play this solo on six string. Just tuned half step down on all strings. But... it's hard solo though...😂

[@matthewgates3393]

cries in 6 string w/ 22 frets

[@hazenpaul10]

why though, he never uses the seventh string in this solo so you could easily play it on a six. It would literally be the exact same

[@hazenpaul10]

@@emmanuelgarcia4046 tune up?

[@hazenpaul10]

@@emmanuelgarcia4046 Jesus Christ. Please tell me you're trolling? The 24th fret plays a certain note, if you were to tune up a full step from Ab you could then play that same note on the 22nd fret

[@nordfald3740]

Nice Periphery dude, maybe cover will make a Jake Bowen out of this one year. hurr durr hurr *spam of 100 emojis*! all the love to you Jake, i fucking dig the new record, as well as all the older stuff. i honestly never got how you guys were able to put out so many records in a relatively short amount of time and still have them all sound so coherent! the new stuff just took that to the next level again!

[@CHTB182]

Oh man, so beautiful.. ❤️

[@moetchandon4858]

Please talk to Ibanez and release this Fixed bridge, White finish and 7 strings model........ PLEASE

[@XChristianNoirX]

A man of few words and monster playing.

[@dockstorage]

Really great solo, wish it was twice as long 👍

[@RedLightningCreation]

imma need this once my 7 string is built

[@spartan_xbox7169]

What kind did you get?

[@marsamune5592]

It built? :P

[@RedLightningCreation]

@@marsamune5592 yeahh im planning on building my own. might be fun

[@hunterbradshaw1995]

Pretty good. You should join a band.

[@M4NA5]

Beautiful guitar, beautiful playing, beautiful solo. Gabe rules.

[@LowdenFTW]

That guitar is beautiful

[@nmularoni1]

no u

[@Koreyisadumbfuck]

lovin that solo! the best solo for me in P4 unga unga unga

[@jetset9561]

Even managed to throw in a Blues Lick - cool

[@ElectricTurkey1]

It's essential to a good solo. The Shattered Fortress by DT has some sick blues licks in the solo

[@robertgwinn1478]

Is it just me or does slowed down look harder than normal speed? Normal speed is effortless, slowed down looks like it's 10x more difficult to play. Lol

[@thomasreuter1614]

I attempted to cover this when the album first leaked on March 31st, I had pretty much the same notes but my fingering was way different! Killer playing as usual Jake!

[@wasianwonderer]

Sounds amazing, as always

[@DiegoHenaoV]

Hope this 7 string version of his signature is available soon

[@Frucci_Mane231]

Chances are itll be very soon considering i just settled for the 6.

[@flufo]

@@Frucci_Mane231 lmao

[@MRTNJRMS]

Same!

[@GreenFlame16]

Zu/Isometric are phenomenally magical, do you plan doing any more like these two? I need more 😭

[@Justynbrodsky123]

Just bought your signature guitar with an Evertune bridge upgrade, thing rocks 🤘

[@mrflashmdg711]

nice cover dude, ur a good player, maybe u should join a band someday!

[@oleauby3852]

Lol

[@jakebowen]

It would be cool if people stopped making this stupid fucking joke. I think I chuckled at it once in 2012.

[@nefalem_garai666]

@@jakebowen next time please offer some water to the victim of a burning :D

[@bontilley2335]

Jake why does your 7 look like your playing a fucking 12 string bass man lol your hands look tiny as hell bro! I meet dime in Cincinnati a few months before he was shot and it blew me away how small his hands were and how he man handled that big ass Dean. Beautiful Ibanez though and great playing as usual new album is awesome

[@spotted556]

you're the best man! #philippines

[@jazzymichael]

#USA

[@sherwinlaconsay3856]

Brr brr deng

[@SDgooo]

i hope this 7string version of jbm10fx will start selling soon!

[@matthewross2730]

This isn’t a 7 string JBM10FX, it’s just a white version of the JBM27

[@spartan_xbox7169]

That sweeping part is killing me I dont know how to get it faster

[@gamefan3300]

sweep cleaner , once you get the pick goin its only a matter of practicing the left hand speed

[@hibernative]

Those one finger BB King bends, though. It's Only Class.

[@ThiagoBorba]

Amazing vibrato, man. Tasty as fuck.

[@sobasage1958]

So good

[@FR-ho6pn]

Hail Stan is dope af

[@rev0lut10nz]

Awesome

[@andrewwhitmore8756]

Sick, dude, how'd you get tabs? Did Jake teach ya at a VIP?

[@cjleongson]

Would you ever do a video on how you write solos?

[@AgathiusMusic]

He doesnot. John Petrucci gives them to him as birthday gifts.

[@Sattylites]

@@AgathiusMusic Wow lol

[@denverwilliams22]

Nice cover, almost as good as the guitar player from Periphery.

[@guitar864]

I think this is the actual guitarist

[@britscout6496]

@@guitar864 woooosh

[@guitar864]

@@britscout6496 wooooosh

[@denverwilliams22]

@haloo bhaisaab that's the joke brother

[@Nashi509]

r/whoosh

[@EC743F]

Why Jake?? We all know his Ibanez only have 1 fret mark on it. Just Kidding.. guess ill learn this the hard way lol

[@rahulbasu659]

Bro, tabs are available at Sheet Happens btw ;)

[@26CW128Jake]

You should show this to that Jabe guy, I hear he writes like this.

[@ichbrauchmehrkaffee5785]

gooosh, how do you even write that stuff?

[@candlelitcrisis]

Who else came here after watching the Mark Holcomb - It's Only Smiles playthrough and wanted to see the legendary Jake Bowen guitar solo?

[@Antoine_Fainthearted]

You the man, Jake 🤘🏼

[@Dresdenfolife]

Great cover bro.

[@forcedentry2010]

This guy should be a guitarist for Periphery. He's that good.

[@fondfarewell2]

good one, haven't seen that comment at all, ever before...

[@CarlGonzalesGuitar]

Hi Jake! Just wanted to know what string gauges do you use? Thank you :) Cheers from the Philippines!

[@Enginecastgaming]

11-56 for 6 10-64 for 7 10-76 for 8

[@bradhargis2261]

@@Enginecastgaming you're not jake!

[@Enginecastgaming]

@@bradhargis2261 Mark have publicly mentioned his string gauges for all 3 different guitars they uses already. All of them uses the same gauge. So I guess I quoted Mark

[@Rouwiinator]

I think the invective sounds pretty cool. I'd guess with pre and post gain you get a lot of tonal possabilites. I think you could even get a decent bass tone that way.

[@Gummibri]

Please, please. You are the under rated guy in the band but you're actually the best. Do a song with Polyphia so you can show the world.

[@numetalinkin]

What? Lol

[@skubadoobie]

Underrated a little. The best? Not so sure, but that doesn’t matter. Do a song with polyphia? Yes

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

*Sean Connery voice* That's a sexy axe

[@glendemon]

Jakey, you the man 🤘

[@misiek8881]

Nice cover man

[@itai.617]

Sick

[@typhoonf6]

alright i can play along to the slow version...now just to get that extra 80% :-(

[@anindya_banerjee]

If you just want to play the solo on a 6 string, you can play it on a 1/2 step down tuning.

[@milocabral7428]

That’s the you can play the solo and most of the song tuned to Eb but a fair few parts require that extra string

[@tylerhaas6]

Exactly. The solo, the intro and most of the verses. Those parts alone are well worth learning

[@thatboybrandad]

Sounds like a anime outro

[@awonderingoneil206]

It's got very typical Japanese lead work going on.

[@boggeshzahim3713]

is the song title a reference to the efukt video it's only smells?

[@sdfsdfsdfsdf182]

Yes

[@davidencoification]

@@sdfsdfsdfsdf182 is it really?

[@DT-tq8ku]

FuMu yes

[@308media74]

Liked

[@psychedelicloli]

Nice

[@AndreAkbar]

you should mention Periphery maybe they are like your covers

[@jakebowen]

Lordthreath 8 people have a shitty sense of humor.

[@BeardyGit89]

How do you make an Ibanez sound like a strat. Lush tone.

[@svelle37]

Maybe a push pull knob for split coil?

[@AsAugustSleeps]

Most Ibanez can sound this way if on position 4. Humbuckers are more versatile than people think.

[@svelle37]

@@AsAugustSleeps yeah that could also very well be it, another form of coil splitting so to speak.

[@mixail201211]

All guitars sound the same u can made any guitar sound like whatever. Its called eq and cab mic positions

[@BeardyGit89]

@@mixail201211 how unbelievably ignorant and naive.

[@vasgias4]

YOU LEGEND!

[@TheMeJustMe75]

The nephew of John Petrucci everyone! I didn't know that until a couple months ago. No wonder he's an awesome guitar player, he was taught by one of the best.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

But how do you know he was taught by him?

[@speeddemonji9547]

There’s no reason to believe he taught him lol

[@dwt5309]

​@@HugoStiglitz88 in Dimarzio youtube channel there is video including JP and Jake. It is known that he is taught by JP.