What If METALLICA And MEGADETH Switched Guitarists?

[@roies7756]

swap dimebag darrel and marty friendman. this would be especially cool since marty's role was initially offered to dimebag

[@twinborn6028]

YES!

[@mot0rdeth]

I would cut my dick off to experience that alternate reality in which both dime and vinnie get the gig.

[@michaelharris1843]

@@mot0rdeth woah, calm down ma'am

[@santilozus5370]

Cool idea

[@mioszdobrzynski3715]

YES PLEASE

[@skeetrcheetr25]

3:36 Kirk: the notes in between are f**king with me

[@moirangthemsanahal6695]

Lmaoo 🤣🤣🤣

[@maxwellbrown1985]

Only true fans will know

[@skeetrcheetr25]

@@maxwellbrown1985 exactly and these bang wagons are like “ahh ha ha, theres notes between kirk fuckin with him?”😂😂

[@diego1951]

@@skeetrcheetr25 bang wagons? Lol

[@shamusteakiawa]

Lol, that scene always cracks me up, especially Hetfield's facial expressions.

[@jarovanduren5641]

What if James played the solos and Kirk played the riffs?

[@cheeseisjar3058]

Every solo I’ve heard from James is amazing

[@MUSiC-world-20986]

Hell yeah!!!!!!!!

[@sorrowoo]

Wah riffs wouldn't be so great

[@bizonyx]

@@sorrowoo what about Cyanide?

[@CDAW_45]

Itd be a little slower

[@H.E.M.]

That symphony of destruction solo sounds so badass

[@Kurniaw7163]

Sounds like throat cancer

[@H.E.M.]

@@Kurniaw7163 😂😂😂

[@bt3743]

@@Kurniaw7163 So it perfectly complements Dave's voice then

[@H.E.M.]

@@bt3743 💀

[@BodaciousWickerman]

A part of it sounded like the Sweet Child solo followed by a part of the Enter Sandman solo!

[@BrandonBames]

The mere thought of Kirk Hammett in Megadeth is what gave Dave Mustaine cancer.

[@underworldguardian6694]

😂😂😂😂

[@Specialguy29]

Hes made good of the talent he has. -Dave Mustaine

[@mdnblues]

Oh come on, that's a very shitty thing to say. Kirk is a nice guy.

[@BrandonBames]

Nose Classic burn...still hurts.

[@rycor9117]

Yes the songs would actually be built with more integrity and meaning

[@rangamsarmah2061]

As much as I love making fun of the man, Kirk has a very iconic sound, wah or no wah. In the lucretia one, just saying, the solo sounded kinda like Kirk, but very off, more like a slash style. It's interesting, how pentatonic, blues and mixolydian can be such an iconic sound. And of course, Marty is Marty. No more need to be said. Great video loved it. Maybe do some other guitarists in the future? Love from India.

[@kLoPpEpÑZxñzzsk]

@Eva ok noob

[@Gaditoo]

*LOVED* that you played a more Capcophony version of Marty's style

[@Yost827]

Wena gadito donde te pillo

[@osvaldodanielghenofabian6235]

Wow, jamás pensé que este hombre escuchaba a estás bandas :D

[@Gaditoo]

Osvaldo Daniel Gheno Fabián Cacophony en el corazón.

[@gabrielgalvez298]

Pocos te reconocemos por aquí xD

[@jacobdixon9821]

Hombre

[@MarcosJuanFerrari]

in fact i think kirks playing determinates most the metallica sound than friedman determines megadeth style. I mean, you can´t take kirk out of metallica, like it or not, his style is one of the cores of the band.

[@bshthrasher]

Well, also thanks to Bob Rock for all his effort, he wouldn't let them release 'average' stuff :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZjVh2umbNGcrKM

[@MarcosJuanFerrari]

​@@bshthrasher Shure! We even can see videos of Lars telling Kirk what of his playing is useful and what not. That's the producer job. But that doesn't change the point I made in my first comment

[@bshthrasher]

@@MarcosJuanFerrari, yeah, can't replace Kirk and James with anyone else, their stuff is unique. And I guess I know why people say that Kirk can only do Wah.. Because they miss his deep emotional style solos like the one in Fade To Black for example.

[@edfu_text_U_later]

@@MarcosJuanFerrari I agree, I think Kirk wrote more for the song as a listener where Marty was more for the guitar players ear. Which is also determined a lot by the music, Megadeth's riffs were often more technical in the left hand (fretting hand if we think left and right hand players) than Metallica's. Metallica seemed more about aggression in the right hand and being more rhythmic, which lent more to rock/blues with technical aspects infused from a solo perspective. As I mentioned in a earlier comment, I have actually warmed to Kirk's new approach to soloing. It reminds me of a more technical Kim Thayil (from Soundgarden). I think people also forget Dave had quite a bit of influence over his lead guitarists soloing style after Poland was kicked out, he would tell them what was acceptable and what wasn't in Megadeth.

[@Highrollinhunter]

Kirk overuses wah but you can't kick him out of the band but if you get on his ass like Bob did he does play great listen to salt the wound by Exodus that's Kirk's best solo.

[@steel3454]

Most of your Marty style solos had more of a modern Friedman vibe than a Megadeth one. I loved it!

[@gregorylutgen5686]

Yup

[@whiterxse8270]

It reminded so much of loudspeaker

[@steel3454]

ADC MAOKAI I thought that it had more of a wall of sound feel

[@222MovieMan]

@@whiterxse8270 Nothing can beat his Dragon's kiss album tho.

[@whiterxse8270]

@@222MovieMan true that album is a masterpiece

[@kjl3080]

I love Kirk doing math when trying to solo in 5/8

[@alfonso2561]

Honestly I think even marty was slightly challenged by the time signature while composing the solo

[@diapyrus8636]

What if Dave Murray swapped with Adrian Smith

[@bestboy897]

Lol

[@kimikimonnn]

wait...

[@DaveThomson]

I see what you did there.

[@risingstorm679]

Sad Janick Gers noises

[@rohantiwari7801]

best dual guitar

[@numbers7889]

Marty can play guitar on his own without a band. Compose beautiful pieces. Kirk is more of that guitarist that adds on to the band. Also Kirk to me has more of a thrashy side and Marty is just more of an instrumentalist. Just my thoughts

[@adrianfong5783]

I see the need to defend Kirk but he’s not above Marty in any field not even rythm marty blows him out of the water on that arena as well, Marty dropped the shred act and did become an instrumentalist but even with that he evolved Kirk literally lost passion and turned lazy 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JM00237]

@@adrianfong5783 kirk is great he's just not as good. He's got it made why does he need to become Marty friedman??

[@phantom_wolf5274]

@@adrianfong5783nobody is saying he’s better than Marty, besides he could probably play as good as him if he wanted to, listen to Kirks solo EP titled “Portals” he goes on a whole new level with just those 4 songs, the first guitar solo on maiden and the monster he does actual sweep picking, and that’s not the first solo he’s used sweep picking either, Marty’s solos are obviously technically better thank kirks but Kirks portals shows that his skills on the guitar go beyond what he can do in Metallica

[@curlylarrymoe]

Dave Mustaine would have kicked Kirk Hammet out after the first week.

[@davidfung8829]

first 30 seconds

[@rycor9117]

lmao ok

[@underworldguardian6694]

He won't audition him in the first place 😂😂

[@alundralagunashaputra9762]

First note

[@shred308]

I was writing the same reply... like this you already did this hehe 😂👍🎶

[@DarkSoul-jj2rv]

1:12 MegWAHdeth

[@Micky199797]

Loved the random tornado of souls arpeggio in 3:08

[@joaquinlibertini4850]

Yes jajajajajaja....

[@xeinem2345]

it's funny bc 3:08 is actually Tornado Of Souls solo timestamp

[@1981brrf]

@beach please true, I think thats one of the strengths of Kirk, his solos fit (well almost all) right in the song. A lot of them may not be the more intricate, but they fit the song, and that is all that matters. A lot of guittar players, just want.to show how fast and able to play really hard solos, but then you see that the solo and the song, dont belong together

[@zeynep-oq2en]

YESS HAHHAHAHHAAHA

[@makotonaegi8412]

Totally random xd

[@cmurphy0707]

The Kirk solo on ‘Symphony’ was actually really good.

[@MyloValailo]

3:08 weather forecast alarm Tornado spotted

[@whosaidthat84]

Another tornado at 1:00, just a tad higher

[@JT_Grogan]

I love how people give Kirk shit for his sloppy pentatonic noodling but then praise Mustaine for doing the same thing

[@Highrollinhunter]

At least Mustaine doesn't overuse wah like Kirk

[@artanmcmanusarchives]

Mustaine does use the pentatonic scale, but also the Phrygian scale and many other cool sounding ones like that, and he did use the wah pedal before. Hammett uses technique and WAH but also uses a moderate amount of major and minor but mostly uses the pentatonic scale.

[@sidewinded1]

@@artanmcmanusarchives AJFA he uses a lot of aeolian scales, phrygian scales, and blues scales. He even used the minor harmonic here and there I think!

[@gavindalton2238]

@@artanmcmanusarchives Kirk does his fair share of modal stuff. I’d also say he’s a million times more melodic than Mustaine, it gets tiring to hear basically the same solo over and over again, his Rust in Peace solos are basically interchangeable

[@chingrimungrei]

Cuz he's freaking Dave mustain

[@GFJDean35]

This is so incredibly wrong... Now have my like

[@jackdoubleu8550]

Narcoleptic Flarp no

[@Electric_Cucumber31]

This video shows that Kirk's solos on Metallica songs, though not technically hard, are irreplaceable and the right ones for the songs.

[@tylercoursey7826]

YES

[@eternal_sl4ughter]

not technically hard..........okey i dont know whats hard for you but creeping death or master of puppets are pretty hard idk

[@eternal_sl4ughter]

@Tushar Sharma yeah there are solos techically challenging and emotionally challenging like fade to black.....of course theres harder stuff out there but metallica is everything but not easy

[@henrytheeightheist8091]

Kirk gets a lot of stick,but his solos on the first five albums (i'm not a fan of the rest so don't listen to them a lot) fitted perfectly. Despite the stick they recieve,they are,and always will be,the best Thrash band for those first four albums.Groundbreaking and breathtaking.

[@clark.949]

Dyer’s Eve solo. Not technically hard

[@brpadington]

To be fair to Hammet his style on the first 4 Metallica albums was pretty amazing. I even liked a lot of his leads on Load/Reload. His solos on death magnetic and hardwired are totally forgettable.

[@bestboy897]

Very true. I cant believe how boring the solos were on hardwired

[@DavidNwokoye]

The Day That Never Comes solo is on par with some of his old stuff.

[@gregorylutgen5686]

I really dig what he did on "Murder one".

[@kimikimonnn]

@@DavidNwokoye guess what. We meet again. Sup dude

[@mot0rdeth]

At least in death magnetic they were kinda cool. In hardwired most solos are worse than an improvisation and his best ones are just average.

[@Maya_Ruinz]

That solo on Sad But True with Marty is so much more atmospheric, I prefer that version hands down

[@Taxable_Trophy]

Nah, kirk did way better and it suited the song way better.

[@tsd.8620]

1:29 *plays a slash lick 😂

[@theriffbasement5499]

i bet it was enter sandman ..that kinda bluesy stuff really sounds like Slash

[@katerinapatiniotis5598]

Just like on "Sweet Child O' mine" solo.

[@hajumetal]

lmao

[@Martwypłód2k12]

Sounds like all along the watchtower

[@baldbeansoup2231]

Sound like wonderwall by oasis

[@alienduce-unocero]

This makes you realize how much of a great fit is Kirk to Metallica. Marty's version were great and full of awesome and technical stuff, but none of those stuff adds to Metallica songs as much as Kirk's solos.

[@GeekMaci]

hahahahahahahahahahaha

[@randomselect645]

Those are basic shitty pentatonic scaled style solos

[@MadMaXCOD-pi4dy]

@@randomselect645 for which billions of people headbanging till date. Right ?

[@randomselect645]

@@MadMaXCOD-pi4dy only common people comprehend or understand that shitty solo , basically it's like saying they enjoy what media feeds them

[@mattleo3211]

@@randomselect645 **tips fedora**

[@slavicobelrus2466]

Swap Pantera and Randy Rhoades from ozzy

[@erikrevier4053]

ah yes, my favorite guitarist... Pantera. :)

[@maximerobert2605]

Dimebag and randy omg

[@michaeldavidson6903]

Dime said that he was really influenced by Randy. That would be interesting to hear.

[@rycor9117]

Randy would make everything better. There is no contest

[@hikaz4430]

Holy shit, THAT would be beautiful

[@yashvittal9355]

Dude both are good in their own ways

[@viniciusleaoa]

Nice! You should also do "what if Megadeth's guitarists swaped places?" Like playing a Kiko's solo in the style of Chris Poland, for example, and so on.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

@@BradleyHallGuitar Jason Becker playing for Metallica, and Alex Scolnick in Pantera.

[@zondaboy6493]

@@BradleyHallGuitar Nearly nobody is. He's a phenom.

[@sikamikanico04]

@@BradleyHallGuitar know your place

[@lemon_curry_]

@@BradleyHallGuitar not even Kiko can do it easily

[@jdm6413]

This is honestly one of the coolest guitar based videos I've ever seen on youtube lol. Those Friedman-inspired licks on the metallica songs are so dope.

[@CMM5300]

Kirk: minor 7, wah... Marty: minor 7, minor 9, minor 7 d5, major 7, major/minor 7, major6, minor d5 dd7, e=mc 2.....

[@fredriksvard2603]

Chris Marts Kirk: memorable, meaningful music

[@CMM5300]

@@fredriksvard2603 Kirk has been one of my biggest inspirations as a lead guitarist. He deserves everyone respect. I've studied his solos more than I have anybody. There is a lot of theory and major modes in his playing. Several solos he borrowed from the third or fifth chord was brilliant. Some times playing pentatonics on the 5 instead of 1. Meaning B minor over E minor. Harmonic minor, phrigian dominate. He used a lot of scales modes and arppegios. Most of all, a very tasteful guitarist. My favorite thing was how his solos taught me to use Dorian with minor pentatonics.

[@ArmandoPuenteJr]

@@fredriksvard2603 Marty has memorable and meaningful music too so...

[@fredriksvard2603]

Chris Marts cool, im not knowledgable enough but i think i know what you mean by pent on 5 instead of 1 for example. I just feel like he adds leads with hooks and atnosphere that become signsture parts of songs, not just mindless noodling. Like harvester, how did he decide on those notes? Also, he's blindingly fast and accurate when he wants to be, i was really impressed by his playing in gothenburg last year. Of course there are a zillion skilled guitarists around these days, but there was no real roadmap when he started out. Listening to dean delrays podcast, it seems kirk was way more influential in creating thrash than some give him credit for.

[@CMM5300]

@@fredriksvard2603 Kirk should definitely get more credibility as an accomplished well rounded guitarist and writer. All the melodies and harmonies added so much more to the songs. I think Marty was just more unique with his scale choices and following the chords better. Marty was a lot harder to study and understand his playing. I started with Kirk but it took years before I was ready to study Marty. It's all about how well you serve the song, and try to put your signature on it. Srv..... played box pentatonics and no one will ever criticize his guitar playing. Marty Friedman switches things up from lick to lick following the chords like a jazz player to keep things interesting. Marty likes to try things like C major 7 over an A minor7 ECT... Kirk does sometimes too but not as often. Fade to black, solo, arppegio climb. chords are B minor, A major, G major A major. The first arppeggio is Em9 over Bm, the second is D maj over Amaj, the 3rd is Em4 over G Maj? The forth is F#minor over A major. Brilliant. How he follows the 3rds and 5ths of the chord progression to give an ascending arppegio run for that solo! I don't know how Kirk ended up being a punch line. I think it's because the internet and a few bad performance videos on youtube. I've seen both bands play live (Megadeth with marty) and their performances were all great!

[@yubtub89]

you nailed both of their styles surprisingly well! And I've always been impressed with the solos Marty was able to write over the chromatic riffage in Five Magics lol

[@duncankinder8456]

PLEASE DONT FORGET CHUCK SCHULDINER

[@oguzmercan7713]

Why the hell you commented this under this video

[@deathmetalmvs5924]

The greatest Death Metal Guitarist of All Time

[@duncankinder8456]

@@oguzmercan7713belive me, you wouldn't understand.

[@thecommenter9267]

Most people don't know this but one of the key factors that makes Marty's sound unique is his strange right hand. The flexed curvature is basically a modified form of the rare Gypsy Jazz style picking, which was invented to create a louder, more aggressive pick attack. He leverages a massive downward pickslant and uses circular thumb picking to get around the string change issue (for example when the pick is below the string and he needs to move to the string above). You can't reach as much consistent speed output with Gypsy style picking as you can with traditional picking but you get MUCH more power. Think of it like the difference between an AK47 and a metronome. AK47 shoots extra fast and clean in short bursts but then soon gets out of control if you keep shooting without rest, but the sound is dynamic and powerful while a metronome maintains consistent high speed, but the sound is rather weak and mechanical.

[@BryanAmaro-p4h]

gotta read up more on this. Sounds cool af.

[@jameshang673]

U look quite like marty Especially the hair

[@niksober1172]

Quiet?

[@jameshang673]

@@niksober1172 Voala.!.

[@Harmonic14]

James Hang voala?

[@jameshang673]

I changed the quiet

[@jamieday5302]

You mean only the hair? Which is only slightly similar anyway

[@cinisdevilson6633]

Oh, that solo on Sad but true by Marty actually sounded awesome!

[@robbielawsonguitar6446]

Marty style is more sinister sounding compared to kirks

[@airconditioningunit9777]

RobbieLawsonGuitar yep

[@papikrabz3592]

Kirk hammet is quite a blues-type player as well

[@LafriteRip]

The solo you played over Fade to Black was beautiful, well done bro !

[@gotherella3963]

An alternative title for this would be "How to reignite the old fan blood feud." These all sound spot on, I love it.

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

K.K Downing and Glenn Tipton in Iron Maiden and Adrian Smith and Dave Murray in Judas Priest

[@DominicAirola]

The sad but true one was sick and totally nailed Marty’s style! Edit:doubly true for fade to black!

[@bm8584]

I thought exactly the same

[@ciaindeed8657]

Kirk leans to the Blues Rock side due to the heavy usage of the pentatonic and the wah pedal Marty leans to the Jazz-Fusion side since they utilize dissonant scales, chromatic scales, and the likes.

[@CMM5300]

I lost it when you started symphony with the wah peddle.... still laughing

[@amnesiacYT]

Lucretia is very difficult to imagine with a different solo but I think you did a great job!

[@CMM5300]

5 magic was good too! Haha! You was spot on with interpreting their styles. I think we can all safely agree the originals are best left alone. Great expierement! Tonight I'll drink in your honor! Cheers!

[@bhaveshramdaursingh4325]

Friedman's sad but true was probably the best thing I've heard all year

[@putridabomination]

Anthrax and Slayer swapping lead guitarists would be cool to see next

[@BigCleverName]

This

[@loknathshankar5423]

there would be not much difference,. 0000000

[@lulusilababochlap3371]

@@loknathshankar5423 well, Slayer is known for 000000 but i think Anthrax not to much

[@loknathshankar5423]

@@lulusilababochlap3371 ya that's true.. but few songs which I have learnt has quite few zeros....so related them 🙂

[@lulusilababochlap3371]

@@loknathshankar5423 but in Anthrax's Indians song there is one part after intro and there is open E riff too

[@alahad]

Friedman on Sad But True was gorgeous, congrats man

[@pogchamp7983]

You nailed Kirk, Marty is hard to get exact but you got a lot or his tropes in there

[@danielepelliccioni415]

EPIC the ending with the five magics solo!!!!

[@NivanSharma]

Kirk Hammett perfectly fits on Metallica and Marty Friedman played well and added to Megadeth! Great video man!

[@Harmonic14]

Wait a minute

[@Unharmed]

its scary how accurately this is. amazing job man

[@Ledmetacdc]

I actually really loved the Kirk in Megadeth thing, and have wondered several times what it would have been like if Metallica had picked someone else as Dave's replacement and Kirk had been the only second guitar player in Megadeth. It certainly would have made it even easier to tell which solos are Dave's and which are the other guy's, although that's really only hard on a couple albums anyways (Poland and Friedman are really obvious).

[@superdopeimmaculateshow3491]

that symphony of destruction solo made me feel like i got drunk on vodka from 7-11. sad but true solo=zero commercial potential. i enjoyed this.

[@OrcsMustDie-tl3dj]

More like "how would have Kirk sounded like 30 years ago if he played for Megadeth" or "how awesome could Metallica sound like if Bradley Hall played the lead guitar"

[@sweetypuss]

the lucretia solo actually fits the song way better than expected

[@bestboy897]

Lucretia sounds good in Kirk's style

[@victoralves8660]

I think because he followed the chord progression that Marty also does on the original solo, and it would be cool anyway, this song is incredible.

[@gregorylutgen5686]

I thought so too, this and Sad but true Marty style were both killer.

[@demo9299]

Sounds like guns and roses , and I liked too

[@camarao5590]

it's funny how you can switch the solos from tornado of souls and fade to black and they will fit perfectly

[@ludvig5597]

DAVE MUSTAINE STYLE METALLICA SOLOS, NOW NOW NOW! You know you have to.

[@joey_ramone_96]

it's pretty easy, he can just play the solos of Kill em All

[@joey_ramone_96]

@Potato Man ehh didn't Kirk played Dave's solos in that album? I mean the same solos but a little bit different? I'm not sure so tell me if I'm wrong

[@rycor9117]

@@joey_ramone_96 he learned them all fast and changed them up better

[@AndreasFunnell]

@@rycor9117 Better is debatable.

[@nikaqobulashvili7562]

@@AndreasFunnell Not really, mustianes solos on KEA were just random notes played fast :d

[@Diego_Lemon16]

Dude you have to do a pt 2 of this. It would be so good to have more of Marty’s solos on more Metallica songs!!

[@disshad.k.p4231]

What is music? Music professors:It is the space between notes,it is the........... Kirk:Wah Wah Wah Wah wah wah wah wah waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

[@dominikweber4305]

It's the notes in between

[@kevins4222]

Haha oh boy. Not sure about some of these but Sad But True with Marty was spot on! You nailed that one! Nice job.

[@davewhiting5038]

Marty is up in that Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker level of technicality. Kirk is a few levels of ability below them.

[@Kylora2112]

The Five Magics part makes this :) Even though Kirk could could play in some of the weird time signatures on Justice.

[@harrison738]

what about if angus played for gnr and if slash played for AC/DC?

[@orlandorayo3567]

The ending lick on Fade to Black was just beautiful.

[@dhelsgade]

I guess it's safe to say that almost no one can touch Poland's style lol

[@idfkdontaskme2165]

Germany can

[@ktvx.94]

Dude you nailed both so accurately! It really felt like listening to them, I could even recognize some snippets of their solos, or at least very similar patterns

[@cunningstunt69]

for those who say kirk sucks, stop… no he doesn’t he’s a great player and he’s forever legendary, he’s contributed so many iconic riffs and solos to an even more iconic band, he’s a goat

[@biorythmicshifter]

Very nice work emulating both of these guys! The Marty stuff was excellent, you really did seem to capture some of his signature bends and vibrato...good shit man!

[@spaceteapot]

Marty: "I like the melody, I'm not one of those guys that just goes fast y'know?" Kirk: "pedal go wahhhhh"

[@galenmarek8287]

Man, that fade to black intro had a Cacophany era sound and feel to it!! I love it!

[@efeozgen9713]

Kirk: W A H

[@manuschulz1761]

Ommmmggggg by the time I watch this, you have EXACTLY 100.000 SUBSS CONGRATS MAN ILYYSM

[@jobmarquez8757]

3:27 actually sounds better than the original💀❤

[@neloangelo9985]

I agree 🤩

[@crypticwritingonthewall]

Marty always makes things sound better

[@hjonkhjonkamgoose]

the fade to black intro solo was basically just an adjusted Tornado solo. I liked it

[@Воинизада]

2:53 I thought it was Slash's solo

[@chrisretro81]

You're fuckin' inspired mate. Loved that. I'm gonna try and learn your licks as practice for myself as a massive Tallica and Deth fan boy

[@SincereGifts]

I'm actually going to give the nod in both bands to Kirk Wah - as much as I love Marty Friedman, all that stuff clouded the Metallica songs and made them send cheezy - whereas the Kirk Wah parts didn't totally destroy the Megadeth stuff - I think Kirk's playing tends to actually accentuate the riffs that are happening underneath the solos, and the "wall of wah" further helps to take the solo out of the "overpowering the riffs" category. There's no doubt... Kirk Hammet is not a technically gifted guitar player (and there are areas in which he's straight-up incompetent lol), but all the same, he's a massively underrated lead guitarist. And in terms of unforgettable melodies that have entered the memory banks of millions of music lovers, he's got Friedman beat handily. I think Kirk shows how being a "better guitar player" doesn't make you a better guitarist. That said, I really feel like next to Dave himself, Friedman is the only lead guitar player who has done the amazing riffs of Megadeth any real justice - all of his replacements have been underwhelming beyond belief. So in that sweet spot where Friedman was in Megadeth, that was true metal alchemy and it probably has never gotten better than that guitar duo.

[@Maidenintime86]

Yeah but I have to remember you, this guy is not Marty( obviously) so I'm pretty sure if it was the real Marty, it would've sounded better, I mean, he's a hell of a musician, not just a guitar player so don't you think he would figure out how to make his style fit with Metallica? I'm pretty sure he would.

[@martinm4961]

The tone and style used for Marty are very reminiscent of his solo album Scenes.

[@mdaibm4770]

3:08 hmmmmm

[@mattrobson232]

This is fantastic. Well done, buddy!

[@DavidNwokoye]

Bradley Hammett!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@kimikimonnn]

Ay bruh

[@sohamsengupta6470]

Don't mind me, just gonna try to get you to top comment so that I can steal this for the discord

[@DavidNwokoye]

@@sohamsengupta6470 😂😂😂

[@demo9299]

Or Bradley Friedman?

[@jackhetfield3116]

That sad but true solo.. Holy fuck

[@theriffbasement5499]

Imagine a Metallica line-up: James Hetfield - Rhythm Guitar and Lead Vocals Marty Friedman - Lead Guitar Jason Newsted - Bass and Backing Vocals Dave Lombardo - Drums I mean ...DAMN! HAHHA

[@ardaevran553]

Tom Araya - Bass and Backing Vocals

[@drummonkey9643]

I would have said maybe not a Metallica line up but a Big 4 line up: Lead Vox- Joey Belladonna (correct me if I botched the spelling) Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vox- James Hetfield Lead Guitar/Backing Vox- Dave Mustaine Drums- Dave Lombardo Bass- David Elefson

[@sonidodebolsillo]

I can't decide a winner. Just enjoyed the amazing solos!

[@beardedslavbrew615]

3:43 Somebody get Kirk some milk 🥛

[@Rizzlord59]

Hearing a different solo for Fade to Black is so criminal

[@penguin1893]

“I get that, it’s just the notes in between that are FuCCiN wit me” - Kirk Hammett as he tries to learn Five Magics while Dave contemplates kicking Kirk out of the band.

[@dumpsterplayer5133]

That wah on Lucretia actually sounded pretty good

[@frenchthrasher]

Marty is the best 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@moosaawad1627]

Marty fade to black was perfection! Great job

[@beanlegume9965]

That Lucretia solo, man. Thank God Marty played for Megadeth.

[@joebobjenkins7837]

Could say the same for Fade to Black

[@kaladin783]

Definitely make this a series

[@alundralagunashaputra9762]

Kirk *plays one note* Dave: "You're out" Kirk : "What no warning? No second chance?"

[@robertosimon9340]

I find amazing how you perfectly emulate Friedman and Hammett's sound

[@jcdova29]

The solos and riffs of Rust in Peace are the holy grail for guitarist. There’s no Metallica album you can put next to it.

[@instrumentalist28]

Awesome style take, pretty spot on :)...... Marty did play the intro to jump in the fire for a few seconds and added a little solo with kerry King on a Japanese show

[@bryanmagallan6126]

Your playing is really good, when you do the hammett style lead you actually play in key and the Friedman stuff is great and you execute it well. With that being said if those guys actually played each other solos, the Metallica songs would have tasty phrasing with a good vibrato and the Megadeth songs would be filled with terrible note choices, crappy tone and awful vibrato.

[@REVOisMYname]

I can just imagine Dave passive aggressively snarling at Kirk each time he cranks that wah

[@rafaeloterr]

Kirk es perfecto para Metallica, no imagino otro guitarrista en su lugar...

[@archiestewartjr.3588]

This is a great experiment. Another comment said to add dime into an experiment! I was thinking the same thing! That would be rad! You did great with the imitation phrasing. Nice!