Things are about to change...

[@ScottCarstairs]

Let's go Dean! Thanks for having me. Enjoy the cheat codes my friends !!

[@technicaldeathmetalhead]

Dude the stuff with Fallujah is so smooth and alien sounding. It's badass!

[@buckbreaker5185]

I didnt realize I was already subbed to you, UNREAL playing

[@wilkinsos]

👍👍

[@dancleaton]

Absolutely awesome stuff!

[@kenpachikenpo2697]

YOOO my dude!! I remember accidentally calling you on Instagram and you actually answered! Legend 🤝. You guys deserve the world, absolute juggernauts

[@JesseMichel]

Scott is one of the most unique and audibly recognizable players in metal.

[@Dan16673]

and he can pull it off live perfectly.

[@sciomancy6]

100%

[@CVLTIST-oq3dx]

For sure underrated af

[@Goose21]

@@Dan16673had never heard Fallujah till they opened for cattle decap last year n Scott blew my fuckin mind with the leads. Had to go buy two shirts coz they were so flawless and emotional

[@prs149]

Scott is definitely very knowledgeable And a skilled player

[@oceusMMXII]

That last bit of advice about learning pentatonic patterns and adding in one interval at a time to learn shape and flavor.. That’s gold.

[@Vistra_Beatz]

no seriously, he's dropping serious serious gold here. it makes me happy because ive looked at it this way for a while and thought it was weird its not more talked about

[@beanzthumbz]

Yep very good advice that’s what I did. Start with the pentatonic skeleton then add some spices

[@ddiesel5095]

It do be gold do it Scottie ??

[@persefoneband]

Thank you Scott

[@Fallujah]

Yeah Scott's pretty good, I guess.

[@komodomonitor6265]

Lmao the official Fallujah account comment being so underrated is hilarious to me

[@AThousandSons1]

He's alright for a rhythm guitarist.

[@KyleDanielson42]

😂

[@prs149]

I guess haha?!

[@higler.]

preeeeeeetty preeeeeeetty good

[@genjifanatic5497]

Scott is such a sweetheart as well, when fallujah played in switzerland this year, me and my friends waited outside the venue to get signatures of band members. scott stayed for a while and chatted with us it was so cool. such a kind and down to earth dude

[@ryanschindler923]

Scott's one of the few players that's really carved out his own sound in modern metal/shredding. Monster player.

[@YvonneWinslow-v9n]

He sounds like if Eddie Van Halen played in a tech death band. Love it.

[@EckhardKain]

Scott is an absolute beast, his stuff with Fallujah is just so unique. Love the guy and his streams are fire as well.

[@Wagnar6000]

two seconds into this vid I had to grab my guitar. I have been working on pentatonic subs with my students , I am stoked to work on his modal approch to pentatonics and share it with my students. best vid yet Deaner!

[@Matt1the3beast]

Scott is my favorite modern guitar player. Really cool interview!

[@SamMooradian]

He was the best guy arouuuund

[@TheeDangle]

Its the Warrior guy?

[@joederbyshire_]

Used your code on my first Sheet Happens order. The Jazz III XL pick that was just floating around in the box is my new favourite pick lmao.

[@DeanLamb]

Hell yeah

[@alexbing1391]

DUDE same lol. I got a jazz iii xl and i became a better player. I bought another pack from sheet happens but the only pack i could find was the black thicc boys that are good and the damn thinner ones that i dont like.

[@Agte1234]

Bro that's the most used pick in today's metal😅 The weird is that i learned to play guitar with the small Jazz 3 for the first 3 years but when i changed to jazz 3 XL before one year i said to myself "why you did that to your playing for three years???" 😅😅😅 with XL i went for real to a next level, especially precision, tightness, stability, noise control, palm mute..with small one i was so noisy and sloppy because im 1.95 and my long fingers touch everything since almost swallow the whole pick

[@ryancurfman]

7:42 is unbelievably sick🤤 please just repeat that over and over again for a verse or something in a song it’s so satisfying

[@augmented2nd666]

I saw the Fallujah/Archspire show in Nanaimo BC years ago, Ollie sat on a couch next to me randomly during the Fallujah set. Super weird seeing bands at that venue where theres like lounging furniture to chill when you get really baked

[@Iceman_309]

Lol same thing happened to us at a Whitechapel show awhile back. They finished playing before Emmure came on and suddenly I was watching the set with all the dudes from Whitechapel. It felt surreal because I had never actually met a band in the flesh until that point.

[@augmented2nd666]

@@Iceman_309 Thats awesome, I've seen archspire in my own little town of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island like 4 times or so now including once they played one night at a bar that I hosted a "jam" at during the day with some elderly musicians playing blues folky rock stuff. They were loading in early while we were jamming and I had my Archspire hoodie on while playing one of my White Jackson Rhoads guitars, I was hyped to watch them play that night and It probably ocnfused them during load in to see a metalhead dude with a pointy guitar jamming old classics with pretty much senior citizens while wearing their merch lol. Definitely have some good memories of past Archspire shows, they need to play the Island again, its been quite a long time.

[@nickfoster9350]

I fucking love Fallujah. The world definately needs an Archspire/Fallujah tour. Two completely different styes of technical death metal would make for an incredible show. Archspire, and Fallujah touring with bands like Rivers of Nihil and First Fragment would undoubtedly be one of the best tours of the year.

[@Mobius010]

Great stuff. The best piece of advice I've incorporated into playing guitar is to think almost exclusively in intervals.

[@Megalomaniac2005]

Goddamn it, Scott is such an amazing player! I just recently found Fallujiah and the unique guitars had me in an instant .

[@Milehighshred]

Adding in the one interval to the pentatonic to help hear the mode better is a REALLY cool idea. I'm stealing it and giving it to students. Sweet!

[@jeremiahmcgowan]

Dude, those pinch harmonics Dean is doing at 8:25 acoustically are awesome and impressive!

[@thisguy2973]

Tonewood baybee

[@SargentShred]

Saw Fallujah many years ago without ever really hearing them prior. Not only did they sound great, but Scott really stood out as one of the most unique guitarists I've seen and he sounded so damn good. Killer player

[@shau4744]

Scott's guitar playing is just beautiful and he's awesome live too. Love your guitar playing as well Dean :)

[@GargantuanMetal]

I remember meeting Mr. Carstairs with my best friend when Scott and I were both 18. Scott was super funny and nice, it was inspiring. Nowadays my best friend is in Arkaik, and Scott still shreds. It's amazing because Chris and Scott are both such good dudes, they deserve to have made it.

[@dylanallen254]

6:57 I literally just got that riff out of my head from that patreon livestream you did, and now it's back in there again.

[@avocadotron]

I really enjoyed this! very informative. Thanks fellas!

[@dougdouglass6126]

Awesome of you to have him featured, he’s my favorite guitarist at the moment and doesn’t get nearly enough attention! My Spotify wrapped last year was literally just the Dreamless album because I’d been playing it nonstop. This year my wrapped still has Fallujah in the top 5, and before them it was pretty rare for me to ever want to repeat an album that much, I usually crave variety.

[@AnarchistMetalhead]

we keep searching until the right one comes along for me that album is Exodromos

[@ShrubPlays]

I didn't know Persefone was from Andorra until Scott said "Andolla" 🤣

[@Joose]

Fallujah is so underrated and Scott is a truly incredible talent.

[@CitizenKang]

Fallujah is so good live. Glad to have seen them a bunch.

[@ColtonMetal]

Wow what an incredible player Scott is. Thank you for having him on

[@hansmatheson5976]

Fallujah, hell yeah. Scott is an absolute beast; amazing guitarist to feature on the channel.

[@LilSeizures]

I instantly knew it was Scott when I heard the opening licks. one of the modern greats.

[@austinhamilton9444]

Dean, just so you know, im pretty sure with the explosion of long length podcasts, most people would LOVE longer videos just like this. As in 1-2 hours+ When this one ended i was literally surprised and relatively upset😂 Please think of entertaining the idea of long format videos, espeically chill, lesson type ones like this with a guest Love your content🤘

[@DeanLamb]

Full vids + transcriptions available on Patreon ;)

[@austinhamilton9444]

@DeanLamb god dammit Dean! Haha

[@gordon5064]

"They're from Andola or something" - it's Andorra, a tiny city state between France and Spain. But he's right that Persefone is in fact super dope!

[@NefastusJones]

I thought he said Angola. I was, like, "What?!? Wow."

[@sirbythedoor3498]

My 2 Favorite Guitarists of all time, what an awesome video this is!!!!

[@bassheadjazz2708]

Its nice to see Scotts left hand pinky floating around. Ive fought that tendency over the years, but seeing such an accomplished guitarist function at a high level makes me think its not such an issue to try and work out. Both these guys are top tier. Excited to hear about some challenging rhythmic stuff coming in new Fallujah music. And new Archspire....cmon man.

[@rodentsnatch]

Such an incredible musician. I remember seeing Scott play at Java Jazz in Houston about 09 when they made the first album. Extremely talented, Dude has put in so much work and it shows.

[@eleintblood]

That’s how I learned modes! This was something Guthrie spoke about in some video on KZbin. If you know your major and minor pentatonic shapes, you got 5/7s of a mode there - just add the modal intervals and you’re good. Awesome advice!

[@michaeldeangelis5313]

I took lessons from Scott back in 2020 and it made a huuuge difference in my playing 🤘

[@CVLTIST-oq3dx]

Scott’s massive in person definitely been learning a lot from him which ever way I can

[@voidofhope6259]

Yoooo those tap harmonics he was hitting…that shit was DOPE!!

[@florenttenryu5011]

Love the tapping with harmonics ❤

[@InsaneGeraldo]

I really enjoyed this little back and forth; I would love to see more stuff like this with more guitarists in the future. Maybe Kieth Merrow or Danial Bergström would be down? Regardless this was a great video Dean and would make a cool series.

[@Wielorybkek]

16:06 we will never know what he did with just the 4-note chords of B minor :(

[@stugeh]

Idk why i never thought about modes in this way. This changes everything.

[@theedenconstruct]

Scott is a GOD! From one of your biggest fans🤘 - The Eden Construct

[@bigrich525]

Scott is great man, I can listen to him play all day every day. He's definitely an inspiration to me. Thanks for this amazing video Dean!

[@FLOURISHFAMILYENT]

Scott has always been a very influential guitarist for me. Back in the day, fallujah came down to McAllen tx a few times to play shows. This was leper colony era. Our after show ritual was going to house parties after. So All the guys in the local bands would go hit up these parties after words and we would just party hop the rest of the night. It was fallujahs first time in McAllen and the show had finished. Me and the guys were figuring out where we were headed to and the guys from fallujah over heard. Alex their vocalist at the time told us they wanted to party too. So we were like fuck yeah bro follow us. That was such a badass night. We got to party out with all the OG fallujah guys.

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Hybrid and fingerstyle implementation is wild, good stuff!!! G L E A M

[@BeardedDeathMachine]

I had the privilege of talking with Scott after a show here in the UK. Such a humble and wholesome dude. Fallujah absolutely rips live too. Much love.

[@NahaelBeor]

his technique is truly impressive! and I particularly like his approach to modes by adding a note specific to each :O I will definitely work on my modes with this idea in mind, thank you a lot for the video!

[@NirvanaFan83]

Dude, good fucking job on getting some of THE best, yet MOST unrecognized guitar players alive! You keep my playing fresh! ❤

[@mortalcurse]

been watching scott's streams for a few months now. crazy how every improv he does is basically record ready lol

[@RevPunkMaster]

Worth listening until the end. The way he talked about practicing the pentatonic will change the way I practice.

[@Samus5164]

ayyye Persefone slaps. Never hear them mentioned.

[@torch357]

dean my face looked the same as yours as Scott just yeeted completely unhinged licks.........can't wait for new material from the both of you!

[@AsesinoZ]

2 of my favourite bands, would be awesome if you guys toured together again!

[@jamesduncan944]

Scott is such a great dude. Cheers from Divinity in Calgary. BTW, Persephone's new album is deadly!

[@bobbyculdesack2309]

15:12 Loving this part, I do this sort of thing writing riffage, but just now getting my toes in the water for writing/learning leads and solos and was feeling lost. This little bit kind of made everything click, bcuz I tend to think in intervals as well 😂 Great stuff per usual!! 🦾🦾🦾

[@llub888]

Persefone is from Andorra

[@skriptico]

hahahahahaha scappa da ridere come suonano 'sti soggetti. incredibile scott, incredibile dean...spaventosi!😅

[@Magic_Instrument]

Holy shit! Def got me inspired. Thanks for sharing!

[@Luemm3l]

that approach to modes is realy cool, gonna try that while practicing.

[@guillermorios3183]

Shout out to Perséfone. They're from Andorra. I'm not a fan of their new era but Core and Shin ken are masterpieces

[@mtlman906]

Spiritual Migration

[@h8leech556]

2 of the nicest most humble legends

[@flipper2gv]

No one in metal uses their tremolo like Scott. Really love the cool and chill leads in some very chaotic Fallujah tracks.

[@x0scimy0x]

3:07 That shit makes me instantly think of Fallujah and no other band will ever take that away, so that's pretty impressive.

[@jackross1709]

he played Lacuna

[@zulu3594]

Persefone is so slept on. They hail from Andorra

[@quinnyellstrom719]

3:17 Dean fanboy’ing moment. Love it.

[@alpinejonny]

I frigging LOVE fallujah! One of my favorite bands by far.

[@woocifer]

Scott is such a good dude. And he plays ridiculously well. Love watchin him on Twitch

[@wilkinsos]

Oh i love Fallujah, such unique sound :)

[@MaXaNoMaLoUs]

Scott is an absolute machine, can learn any song and shredding style from Jason Becker to The Faceless and then improvising over synthwave and Djent. To me what makes him stand out is his tone and whammy usage. It’s very special when you can immediately tell who you’re hearing play🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@higler.]

Scott has such a cool and unique style.

[@jamieplatt333]

These are some of my favourite guitarists of all time.

[@fredriksvard2603]

Same

[@pungentzeus]

it fucking KILLS me Dean doesn't know Persefone - Core is my favorite album of all time!

[@SouthernCross_]

Aathma is amazing as well. Living Waves is forever seared into my brain.

[@pungentzeus]

@@SouthernCross_ yeah that is the only Persefone song I regularly listen to outside of Core hah. Paul is the GOAT

[@ericday492]

Just what I wanted to comment! Also, they are from Andorra, which is small country which borders both Spain to the north and to the south France, right in the heart of the Pyrenees. I just visited the area, and it's incredibly beautiful.

[@protolexis]

Spiritual Migration was the album that sold me and I’ve been a massive fan ever since. They are incredible and I’m lucky to have actually met and talked to the boys several times over the years. Carlos is literally the sweetest dude ever. The fact that Dean doesn’t know them is a huge L ngl

[@diabl0r]

Shin-Ken is the album that got me hooked on Persefone, so many great riffs and a unique style.

[@manfredmar]

Damn those licks around the 14:00 mark are very Petrucci like, very cool.

[@KreativeDevices]

🔥 Another great video

[@wujBat]

5:32 I can TOTALLY RELATE 😁

[@DeathStarLuke]

Bro, you have to get on some Persefone. They're AMAZING.

[@aries_9130]

Dude, you definitely gotta check out Persephone. They're sick.

[@filipandresson622]

Your guitar is freaking 🔥🔥🔥

[@walkerthompson3320]

Dang the second you hear Scott you know it’s him!! So good

[@diabeticmonkey]

Dude is definitely one of the best and most unique sounding guys right now in the metal scene.I love what he's doing.

[@ughitstom]

SCOTT SCOTT SCOTT SCOTT

[@daleross8369]

10:50 sounds a bit like some Erra style riffs

[@turtle420.-.]

Scott is my favorite guitarist. man is insane.

[@SouthernCross_]

11:53 - This is it. This is what I lack as a guitarist, and so desperately wish I could do.

[@bb-sw6ur]

Fallujah and Scott are amazing. I jammed The Flesh Prevails every day the year it came out

[@DawnofOuroboros]

"The Flesh Prevails" tour was the best tour we've ever been apart of. 🤙

[@marcsee4072]

Scott is an angel!

[@JimWitschey]

Those tap harmonics sound truly bananas

[@Crms-like-Crims]

I've never really listened into Fallujah much admittedly but I watch Scotts twitch stream pretty often. The dude is an absolute monster of a player.

[@techdeth]

The prodigal son solo still makes me feel some craczy shit

[@komradenikolai]

Bro I love Scott

[@Mostunwelcomed]

Cliffs of Dean

[@MikaTarkela]

That way of thinking of the modes actually made some sense to me. I've never really understood the concept of modes. Is there a chart that would show for example the minor modes and which note to play flat or sharp lol sorry I'm having hard time putting this into words.

[@daemonlord5662]

Depends on the chord you're playing over

[@anemonaloco]

1:57 i believe it's called mordent. correct me if I'm wrong. tremolo is when you just repeat the same note.

[@hairychris444]

OK, that pentatonic short-cut method was very clever!

[@stevewade4190]

Very cool!

[@Beyond-Antares]

Dean, check out Persefone, especially their Shin-ken album. Phenomental guitar work.