SPIRITBOX | Secret Garden - Mike Stringer Playthrough | RIFFHARD

[@jb-rg1hz]

This guys riffs are the reason I decided to pick up a guitar after almost 20 years.

[@kayelaine]

seriously thought that funky riff during the verse was the bass, This is amazing to watch

[@MopsLife]

Everyones commenting on his insane playing skills, what about his speedy guitar swapping skills at 0:10 , mind blowing

[@ErikTails]

2:53 this part is sick

[@MarkLePage]

The guitar community could learn from this man. This isn’t him miming over the studio version. My man recorded a live take, even if this isn’t the actual take. Mad respect to Mike for this.

[@iovoslaviovchev7979]

I really appreciate the camera moving up the frets at 1:15, really cool

[@Craigs_mums_bush]

Considering some of the bullshit camera angles in other playthroughs, this is also something i really appreciate.

[@marcelobarchetta]

Mike, Aaron Marshall (Intervals) and Mateus Asato are something beyond .. way beyond The feeling, emotion and meaning that they put into the instrument is beautiful I know people will say about the guys of polyphia , periphery, abasi, kiko Loureiro etc yes they are I N S A N E But these 3 gentlemen are something else

[@Carcass37]

Mike is the best

[@umbra_ydn]

It never occurred to me before listening to this play through with the guitar standing out...but the chorus of this song gives me major Cries of the Past Underoath vibes. You're a GOAT, Mike. And Riffhard is the best thing that's ever happened to my (mediocre) guitar playing.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

This dude is so unique...pitch shifts and bends entire chords in the middle of songs, plays CHUGGING heavy shit with pickslides/harmonics and squals, then soft smooth backing choruses, roll on/roll off atmospherics with his volume knob, mathcore/edm bridge sounds in other songs, and just plain fun metal and melodic rock all in 1 song. Plus is an insane lead player and able to do those crazy Verse lines in this song that sound like slap bass but way faster

[@bigbawz6108]

cheers mike

[@treewisemenllc7281]

Those on the fly volume swells were, sooooo slicckkk 🤘🤘🤘

[@xTraexEdge]

My favorite Spiritbox song. I gotta learn to play this. Thanks Mike!

[@ruinofspace]

*Crunch sound 🔥🤘*

[@TheForg0ttenD3mon]

That clean tone run in the verse is absolutely stunning! good shit mike!

[@fromthesky1050]

Really love the Djent influence with a mixture of Meshuggah / Thall / Deftones. Awesome riffs \m/

[@quentingastaldi9253]

I always thought it was the bass playing this riff

[@ZL1LoVeR]

My favorite off the album

[@aXis1428]

Gooood LORD! So damn good man.

[@ayylmao0702]

jesus that eternal blue themed aristides

[@Ardynery]

was searching for this comment. this guitar is fucking stunningggggg 😍

[@ayyveezee2079]

Mike stringer on riffhard, very nice.

[@kirillbarr]

So good!

[@summeronio9751]

The verse riffs are nutty

[@KryticalError]

YESSSSSS

[@chrismcardle5933]

FFS 🤦‍♂️. I give up on guitar. Well done sir and great song.

[@PleaseForgiveYourself]

Love the fact it's an 8 string tuning on a 7. One of my favorite riffs from Mike.

[@spoonerluv]

The hardest part of any Spiritbox tune is getting a stable enough guitar to hold their tuning.

[@ErikTails]

lmao

[@greglmao6185]

That and a set up that has 0 feet buzz at that low of a tuning

[@manbat_xd]

Within the ruins bro XD drop A#, i believe they use a 105 string. That's the same thickness as a E string on a bass

[@Eyeyamgod]

It really isn't that hard. Step one get a decent quality 7 string guitar with 27 inch neck or higher. Step 2 he uses daddario 8 string set 74 gauge. Step 3 profit.

[@Lodgiefitness]

Evertune ;)

[@polygon.fiction6514]

Always thought of this track as a Perennial Part 2, but I ever realized how the verse riff is kinda reminiscent of Electric Cross.

[@MemoROFL]

oh fuck yeah, a Mike feature on Riffhard

[@Emm_R_Guitar]

that Aristides though...

[@thebeardedironman]

I'm guessing I won't be catching a guitar pick at the Spiritbox show in April. My dude actually uses his fingers!

[@hhaste]

He uses a pick

[@thebeardedironman]

@@hhaste Its definitely hard to see

[@SpySniper1080]

He uses small picks. I caught one of his picks at a Spiritbox conert

[@HIH1013]

With that tuning it is really difficult to distinguish the change of notes. I literally see this guy move his hand but sometimes I don't see a change in tone o.O. perhps i really love Sipiritbox.

[@William_Earl]

Nice

[@Christian.Means.]

Need to get me one of them chameleon guitars that change color like that... 😆

[@Eyeyamgod]

It doesn't change color. It's blue.

[@Christian.Means.]

@@Eyeyamgod duh... I meant it went from him having a sky blue guitar with gold hardware to the guitar he was playing afterwards. Can't believe I had to spell it out. 🤦‍♂️

[@cristiangomez7147]

Fucking riff god

[@felixmenges2589]

His Guitar is prettier than my girlfriend

[@TheCoronaMortis]

Man's got cheat mode on.

[@MarkWalker-gb8ln]

1:00 inspired by stranger things? 🤔

[@aCarefulBear]

Is he playing without a pick or am i trippin? 🤯

[@AlfaFirefox]

Looks like it ?

[@danieldavidson5447]

wait a sec thats crazy

[@Eyeyamgod]

He's using a pick 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Lodgiefitness]

You tripping for sure

[@aCarefulBear]

Idk, like when he plays the big chords like in the chorus his picking hand looks open like he's just using his thumb, it could just be the angle though 🤔

[@roachzero2952]

Ho LY FK !!! I so bad wanted to learn how to play this but the verse is WAAAAY out of my capability . Love the band so much though . Thanks RIFFHARD !!