Spiritbox - The Void - (Mike Stringer Sound Check Guitar Playthrough)

Mike Stringer performing "The Void" live at soundcheck at the Fillmore Detroit, May 5th 2023. DISCLAIMER: The guitar take is the only live element of this video, the remainder are stems from the official studio recording.
Gear used:
‪@jacksonguitarsusa‬ Pro Series DK Modern Evertune 7
‪@Fishman_Music‬ Fluence Moderns
‪@fractalaudiosystems‬ Axe FX III
Filmed/edited/graded by Alex Bemis
TABS: www.sheethappe...
SITE: spiritbox.com/
TOUR: spiritbox.com/...

[@joaoldmedeiros]

Sound check guitar playthroughs should be more of a thing!!! Loved this 💙

[@heavyweight6440]

Agreed.

[@nikhilshakya51]

​@@heavyweight6440 cody's gonna kick ur ass at night of champions

[@bandkrafter]

Agreed, as well as the band's playtrough like Periphery does.

[@heavyweight6440]

@@nikhilshakya51 nah, Lesnar chokes him out like he did with Shane Carwin. Lol, i dont watch WWE.

[@rubenbarbosa4635]

It probably will...

[@BaenaCarcosa]

He is da stringer

[@dandan0o0]

his right hand technique is so fucking crisp. no unnecessary movements. just efficiency. its a thing of beauty.

[@livecarsonreaction]

So when Mike's right hand technique is on point, everyone praises him and throws money at him, but when I do it it's "public masturbation" and "inappropriate for a funeral." We truly live in a society

[@metal9able]

@@livecarsonreaction Bro what LMAO

[@JubbyDubbis]

​@@livecarsonreactionThis needs to be engraved on something. I need this to outlive us all.

[@arthurlarrubia]

I disagree I think it's bizare how precise he is while downpicking so much, watch his jaded playthrough I think he picks like a nano-precise steam machine while still being somewhat non-efficient with how far he lets his hand go dont get me wrong, I think it adds to his playing persona and I love it

[@JubbyDubbis]

@arthurlarrubia How is it non-efficient?

[@krystophm1730]

Time for some screaming and some singing

[@NathanielBTM]

and then some more singing and screaming

[@karoshn]

did she say that every venue because she said that at the Houst of Blue Houston 😂

[@ToMeTheFool]

​@@karoshn I think so, the script is probably the same for all of the concerts. My fav part was, "the ass-shaking part of the concert has now begun" 😂

[@psypingu7544]

Courtney LaPlante did it!!

[@karoshn]

@@ToMeTheFool that too 😭 was not expecting that at all. she was killing it though

[@TheLangster]

I’d love to see zev do a drum play through on this song

[@prahadrumsofficial]

Such a catchy beat!

[@matt.lemonnier]

It's on his Instagram now !

[@twinny_mi]

Ethereal asf and i love it, I will always love Courtney's voice but there's a special place in my heart that loves the instrumentals. I wish there could be an instrumental release for spiritbox songs. Or they could pull a Periphery and sell the producer packs 👀

[@primebreaker6628]

I have all the instrumentals they released on Patreon, plus demos from the Self Titled. They're so cool!

[@Ordacleaphobia]

Stem packs from these guys would be such a blessing

[@hrothgarnogar]

@@Ordacleaphobia I mean they have them on their patreon lol.

[@Ordacleaphobia]

@@hrothgarnogar I had no idea! Thanks for letting me know!

[@janetbrooks3634]

That's how I feel about Canto 34 by Five Finger Death Punch but I just discovered these guys today & WOWWW! I was starting to get reallyyy fucking sad thinking about how Hard Rock & Metal (even soft rock in general) has been fazed out over the last 10 yrs or so and never hear any bad ass new bands on the radio (unless its satellite) but how are the next generations gonna discover any of this if the radio stations are playing shmut garbage like WAAP & other bullshit that's contributing to the degradation of society & turning all these kids into a protest army comprised of LibTards...These guys are real good tho. Still my place in music will always remain with Detones, Perfect Circle, Chevelle, NIN, Avenged Sevenfold, In This Moment, Metallica 🤟👌

[@jwspitz35]

I got to see the soundcheck in Toronto and I'm not kidding when I say he's the tightest guitar player I've ever seen. It was so sick to see him play up close

[@Eyeyamgod]

Facts. He's super tight.

[@stophatingeachother9762]

Toooiight

[@a-liminal]

The drumming goes especially hard in this track

[@befalcon9498]

Ok mike did great but dayum that camera work and video clarity. Who ever shot this did an amazing job. its just so clear and clean

[@STEM2049]

Mike is one of the top and best metalcore guitar players out there. Been fortunate to see him play live 4 times already

[@jb-rg1hz]

Mike's riffs resonate with me like no other. You are incredible man. True inspiration

[@Thgrandfinale]

the riff lord

[@chrisklinker1331]

Even the instrumentals for this band are next level.

[@RodrigoCordeiro]

That's unbelievable! Besides all the great music, all your visual production are always flawless ❤️

[@gerardomorales4078]

So many nuances i never picked up on.

[@stophatingeachother9762]

Instrumental track releases are so dang cool just for this reason. But even down to each individual isolated track you can notice even more subtleties..

[@ella_wu]

The Void reminds me of anime opening songs and I love it!🖤

[@delvawolf]

This is dope. Jacket is fire too.

[@chepss]

Love this playthrough format. We can see exactly which part Mike plays. Also, that jacket is sick tho!

[@Archaidius]

Cannot wait to see y’all again, when are you going to headline your own concert? The popularity of this band is growing, it has to be coming soon. Thanks for putting so many great songs out there!

[@winterunterseher8937]

Just casually plays it perfectly during sound check. Great to see him growing out the hair too. He pulls it off well. Better for headbanging too of course.

[@somersfamily]

Thank you for this, Michael. My daughter avery was the one that made you and Courtney the pic in St. Pete. We were at the Hob orlando show, and it's was amazing. Next time, vip .

[@Hamsandwich228]

Pretty sure I saw you guys at jannus and thought to myself "awesome, they brought their daughter to a metal show" 🤘.

[@somersfamily]

​@@Hamsandwich228 😆 that's rad, thank you !

[@jonathanshaver3001]

Fucking awesome video, so glad you guys are finding as much success you are! Love always!

[@NFSWOindra]

AMAZING... this is what i won.... the NEO MODERN Guitarist.... good job

[@lisdexik5484]

THANK YOU. I love that official guitar playthroughs are a thing!

[@Lime-AV]

3:08 the start of ear heaven

[@TheShortStory]

Fantastic work. The track is incredible even without vocals. This would stand strong as an instrumental metal track all on its own

[@emersonribeiro6664]

Spiritbox it's awesome, sensational, 👍🎵🎼🤘🤘👊👊🤩🤩🎸🎸🎸🇨🇦🇨🇦✌️

[@emwhaibee]

The ad-lib at the end section though. 👌🏾

[@stan1418]

Phenomenal. Mike's style is unique - a flowing, intricate ride, filled with twists and turns......never wanting it to end......

[@jsmallsawe]

Nice! Mike's got those Fishmans in his Jackson now! Sounds INCREDIBLE as always!

[@oztrevino8043]

The jacket tho! Great tunes guys, looking forward to seeing yal on tour 🤘

[@metalheadblues]

In mike we trust

[@viniciuscunha4667]

The way you build your songs is so smart

[@InvictusDominus]

He makes it look so easy. Just an awesome guitarist.

[@bryanmchugh1307]

SWEET Jackson!

[@technickn9n3]

getting the live drums with a guitar playthrough just sounds so mega

[@lippygames4907]

We need more of these , so sick

[@evv4398]

Excellent as always Mike! Can’t wait to see you guys live again. Would love to see more Sheet Happens books! ❤❤

[@christinartnd]

this is soooo unbelievably sick. Love seeing these

[@NEMOYBAND]

Awesome tones and playing, as always)

[@lagunablade4307]

Cool. very nice performance thanks❤

[@EclipseAtDusk]

This has been stuck in my head all day, so fuck yeah on a playthrough~

[@tysonschilke18]

I cant even wrap my head around how fucking amazing Spiritbox is. Its insane.

[@la121981]

❤ I can't wait to watch the concert this Monday in dublin....❤

[@sethshaw4830]

Everything you all do is amazing. Cant wait for more

[@grilo.1]

This is a masterpiece!

[@lunchboxd8]

Evertune bridge all the way. Amazing how well it keeps everything in tune!

[@justadude8893]

What a beast, love you mike!

[@SamuraiQuin]

Mike is so clean! Love it 😮

[@PNWGuitar]

One if the best modern bands, especially modern canadian bands. Got to see you guys with Lamb of God and Killswitch, it was amazing!

[@johncallison4745]

you guys are just fing amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Mass-produced]

This is a work of art.

[@tRampcoRe]

wow

[@timvincent8649]

One of the best modern metal guitarists ever (of the famous ones). Those clean parts in the verses. Those pickups make the sound a chefs kiss.

[@darkphoenix2]

This helps me appreciate the song more. It's still not my favorite sound for this band. The early stuff was just more complex and creative sounding to me. Mike's riffs in songs like Belcarra and The Mara Effect are so interesting.

[@arsonne]

Hate to be that guy but I’m just so beyond bored and sick of every creative and heavy band going soft af.

[@QTEila]

@@arsonne Don't care, if it sounds good, it sounds good, fans will stay for the band either way. You're starting to sound more like a gatekeeper. "Hate to be that guy" You already are that guy.

[@TheBrianna4555]

@@arsonne people who like dork music don't buy tickets

[@x0scimy0x]

@@TheBrianna4555 That's....that's very true. The simpler something is (I mean, look at Radio Pop), the more accessible it is, therefore more people will buy tickets.

[@primebreaker6628]

Whenever I see comments like the first two in this thread I'm wondering if people actually process music the same way I do. Every album/collection of songs has been different from one another. 10:16 and most of The Mara Effect is on the softer side and at times less complex than other songs in their discography. Secret Garden, Silk In The Strings, Rule of Nines immediately come to mind. It's all about balance and nothing is ever black & white. With Spiritbox expect the unexpected. Mike's work since Fall In Archaea is awesome and there's a purpose to each song that he composes. I'm glad I've been able to connect with each one for different reasons. If more people had access to the official instrumental versions, they would realize that there's a lot of soul and intention within them. Technical or not. That's how I see it.

[@SerpentStar_]

Awesome show here in Orlando, FL! Come back soon! 👍

[@410zrose6]

Always incredible

[@W1LDC4NINE]

SICK🤘🤘🤘

[@mikeKidLazy]

Nice! Thanks for the video!

[@jacobbartlett2101]

I love this style of music

[@marikbagirov325]

such a banger !! cant get enough 💯💥💣

[@Catty0117]

Thanks for sharing 😍

[@jonathangough118]

Stringer is the best name for a guitarist possible

[@erichuffman1764]

🎸🤘

[@cerridwenrowan]

Oh that's incredible 🥰

[@kabobba]

i love these

[@jaykeunit]

More of these please! ❤

[@darenwalker2517]

The Eternal Blue Tour was awesome and really enjoyed this song.

[@ODIN141]

I would love more of these!!

[@jeditricks7605]

Certified head banger 🤟

[@trfmusic902]

Awesome

[@Joske369]

I want them to write a song every day my life would be perfect

[@danielwerner5882]

Need Zev to do a drum playthough that dude is talented as hell.

[@prahadrumsofficial]

It's sick for sure!

[@Metal_Mohan]

So sick

[@peteylavoy2288]

This song is so good !

[@DermoniS]

Sounds great !

[@mir_kaminov]

Let's dance! 🦸🏻

Ufff 🤯 heavy tones

[@oscarmetal]

Good guitar player, amazing drummer.

[@Bpoz_-]

You guys are amazing.

[@thefalsebaconing]

Spiritbox is much much more than Courtney who I feel gets all the spotlight (I'm not hating). This track is one of the very best progressive djent music i have heard in a good few years it's so refreshing and yet takes me back to 2013-5 when prog djent was the bees knees 🔥

[@ZepyhrLight]

i absolutely love this song, but like others have mentioned, i hope they dont forget their roots, that sound was amazing...

[@Mikaël_none]

i want to play guitar one day like this

[@zorse6896]

Thanks god

[@primebreaker6628]

So sick man! Great groove Mike!

[@RhiG505]

🤘🏼🤘🏼fuck yes 🖤

[@twinny_mi]

Looking back on this some of the guitar work Mike does reminds me of Tesseract with the fingerstyle stuff!

[@JoshParkerDrums]

Guitar flow AND Hair flow 😎

[@bobnichols8555]

Ridiculously talented. If I could play 1/8 as good as that man I swear! Lol. You sir are a bad man!

[@LakesideLofi]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AttilatheThrilla]

Love the simplicity of the guitar and that Courtney doesn’t scream (I do love her screaming tho).. Makes for a great and unique song by them 🤟

[@lucasduarte2767]

muito bom ! acho muito bacana como Mike consegue construir riffs memoráveis

[@DisperseControl]

❤

[@justinblakely8724]

that’s sick fam

[@ShatterScript]

Dope video! 🤘

[@ClavMada]

How can this NOT put the haters to sleep? 🫠 shit rips Mike 🫶🏻

[@Rottenscars]

He is a genius

[@kuranhelix278]

Let's goooo

[@danielelliott95]

that jacket is sick

[@phantomtearsca]

Wow, a Spiritbox song I might actually be able to play! Not cleanly mind you, but playable for sure.

[@stophatingeachother9762]

Good luck ;)

[@davidpalmer8419]

The riff zaddy