telecasters can't djent (E Standard)

or, does it?
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#telecaster #djent

[@Zainmhz]

Available on all digital streaming platform! Stream now : band.link/MhzTelekinesis

[@yepitszochy]

Just proving that higher tunings can still be heavy as long as you know how to make a good riff, good tone, and good mix.

[@Zainmhz]

Its always fun riffing in higher tuning, and the notes will always be clear.

[@3rdAgeSoap]

Sylosis and Winds of Plague are pretty good examples of this

[@MlemilieTTV]

The Dillinger Escape Plan proved it for a longgg time

[@christopherboggon9054]

Heavy is relative

[@n1nj4l1nk]

Also proves that higher tunings can't djent.

[@vovamorkova9700]

Got some Chunk! No captain Chunk! - Bitter vibes in the begining. High tunings djont slaps

[@Zainmhz]

yes! i just straight ripping off that song intro lol. and thanks man!

[@thomasbickerdike5753]

If Djont is djent in very low tunings, does that make this djint?

[@alkaliforever9051]

The harmonies stick out a lot more with the standard tuning instead of the strings being drop tuned to hell. I kinda dig it.

[@Zainmhz]

glad you like it! the clarity stands out

[@angeloduranm7501]

You should check out Bird problems "Beyond the nest" album!

[@hard_corr5253]

Reminds me of earlier ERRA, just tuned to standard. This is badass dude

[@Zainmhz]

Their debut album and augment ep is peak metalcore

[@hard_corr5253]

@@Zainmhz 100% agree!

[@PursuitSk8]

Funny enough, I think the first album had 7 strings tuned up a half step, so it likely sounded similar because they were in a similar tuning

[@cromagnum357]

The intro made me think of Incubus.

[@nodan5883]

This is literally the best E standard ever, you made it sound heavier than some 7 strings

[@Zainmhz]

To be fair i did cheated with an octaver in the outro

[@i_want_my_shuggah]

Yup, it doesn't djent.

[@Zainmhz]

yes

[@oblivion8834]

😂

[@akiba5993]

Reminds me a little or Protest the Hero with that tone. This is sick dude.

[@Zainmhz]

Protest the hero riffs are tasty

[@rcbinchicken]

I was just thinking of them too! 😁

[@xtrafe5953]

Noice, I'm tele-ing everybody about this!

[@Zainmhz]

Tele- em that i said thank you!

[@Sockens]

We reviving standard-tuning metal with this one

[@Zainmhz]

standard tunings start to rise again

[@offroaders123]

It feels like this could be a return to home, bringing the style of Djent's aspects, but to non-metal songs. Now I want to try that!

[@Zainmhz]

That is the spirit

[@GreggNowhere]

If this video inspires people to make Djindie Rock, I would be so happy.

[@offroaders123]

Wow forgot I made this comment, it kind of blew up!

[@therealryry777]

0:38 that groove is so nice

[@Zainmhz]

glad you like it!

[@late444dinner]

beautiful riffs

[@Zainmhz]

thank you!

[@anonazerty165]

I don't need a 7 string anymore

[@Zainmhz]

7string is overrated JK i have one, don’t cancel me

[@Beatz.By.Ozzy704]

Guess i gotta sell my 9 string and delete my pitch shifting plugins😢😢😢

[@LeGou]

No , because you need an 8 😅

[@IKilledTheDodo]

Don’t you see? The 7 string was inside you all along!

[@Leoguitar2009]

@@LeGou 8 strings are Ludacris they are good for anyone who wants to piss off bassists

[@flormbis]

I see people saying a lot of bands in the comments but to me this is very Protest the Hero, a bit less proggy but if you told me this was a new instrumental by them I'd believe it, great playing

[@Shmityorshen]

So true! I thought the same, I was waiting for the djent to start the whole song.

[@Zainmhz]

Not very familiar with their stuff, but protest the hero riffs are tasty

[@codexstudios]

Carrying on what Kmac started!

[@Zainmhz]

The god of music meme

[@paulanderson9650]

God.

[@Rivershield]

It sounds happy and sappy as hell, which doesn't mean it isn't cool Lol

[@Zainmhz]

lol i kinda get what you meant

[@wolfiemuse]

this shit slaps and I would listen to a full album of this

[@Zainmhz]

Yoo thank you! Got only 2songs with this kind of vibes for now

[@ColeTrainStudio]

this is anime fight scene music and you can't convince me otherwise.

[@Zainmhz]

an AMV would go crazy

[@olganesterowicz2112]

Sounds like Vapor Trails by Rush. Take a frickin' listen!!! Only Geddy Lee shoulda sing here. BTW, Alex Lifeson played a Tele on Secret Touch and it sounded djenty! You sound like you accidentally copied their style from 2002! 😂❤

[@Zainmhz]

never heard of em, but will definitely have a listen!

[@olganesterowicz2112]

@@Zainmhz I'm serious. 😀

[@evandrodorner]

It reminds Protest The Hero

[@Zainmhz]

yeah! other comments mentioned that also

[@evandrodorner]

@Zainmhz one of my favorite bands

[@almostsicc1912]

this is the alternate universe where the I built the sky/andy hauck collab i want exists

[@Zainmhz]

not very familiar with their stuff, but i think i get it!

[@wolfiemuse]

@@ZainmhzYou need to check out I Built the Sky, and if you haven’t heard of Syncatto/Charlie Robbins, check him out while you’re at it. Incredibly underrated

[@ragrapios]

Yup. Can't djent at all.

[@Zainmhz]

yup, barely djenting

[@everpolo29]

Nobody: Thrash Metal bands if they wanted to evolve from the 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 thing:

[@Zainmhz]

*gallop picking intensified *

[@Blumencomusic]

Blues Djent. Very beautiful bro, as a tele user im so proud. Tele is the most versatile guitar ever😊. Once you got tele, you'll never go back to other type of guitar.

[@Zainmhz]

thank you! Well said! but it my friend's guitar so i guess i'm back to my strats (or i should buy one)

[@arthuroliveira4326]

This perfectly proves that tuning is NOT what makes a song heavy

[@Zainmhz]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@JohnLloydDavis]

I have a Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster and it's a metal machine with the right amp and distortion. Everyone needs a Tele in their collection, such a versatile guitar

[@Zainmhz]

This is my friends guitar, and my very first time playing a tele. This really convinced me to get one myself

[@akmetalhead95]

Sick tune and awesome playing! My Squier Jazzmaster with single coils pulls metal well in E standard and Drop D. I love that thing. I play it more than my more "metal" guitars (I also have a couple Ibanez's and a Schecter) Lol 🤘

[@Zainmhz]

Thanks a ton! I borrowed my friends squier jazzmaster with a p90 while back for a cover, and the tone is something else on a high gain

[@fantomas9240]

Forget Fishman pickups or extra jumbo fret or 14' radius. This design from 50's is one of the best!

[@Zainmhz]

This is the best dezign

[@PinkHeadRadioFloyd]

Telecaster is the swiss army knife of guitars

[@Zainmhz]

its versatility is astonishing

[@ShredTrek]

This is what Andy Hauck was doing before it was cool. Amazing playing and arrangement!

[@Zainmhz]

Thank you so much! Someone also mentioned him on another comment

[@RumpleStiltzkin-bu5he]

With all the dope eq's out there with various other plugins, you can make just about any pickup sound the way you want it to. Very cool jam, bro 🤘

[@Zainmhz]

thanks bro! couldn't agree more on that. it still pretty 'thin' on this one, but i think it got character

[@anonazerty165]

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[@SansSelf]

Reminds me of Incubus (see "Crowded Elevator") done from the perspective of Periphery, which rules in my book.

[@Zainmhz]

oh yeah someone mentioned that in a comment too!

[@jeffparker4840]

I was expecting to hear Chris Cornell step it at any point. Strong Audio Slave vibes for me.

[@Zainmhz]

Not familiar with his stuff but will definitely check em out

[@JC-uy4yj]

Some of the melodies remind me of Smashing Pumpkins. Amazing!

[@Zainmhz]

thank you!

[@ExodiaDrift]

This fucks so much harder than the modern 7 string Drop F# tuned shit at the minute, It's absolutely soul-less.

[@Zainmhz]

don't forget 8 and 9 string

[@bdegree88]

Sound tight yo! nice. Andrew Virrueta from Interloper recently dropped a death metal riff in E standard and also sounds heavy af.

[@Zainmhz]

Thank you so much! Sounds hype, will check em out

[@michaelk9943]

Further proof it’s not so much the guitar or the gear. It’s the player 👍🏻 I regularly use a player plus Tele with noiseless singles for some pretty heavy work. It’s actually one of my favorites. The neck fits my hand better than any other guitar in my collection.

[@Zainmhz]

This is my first time got my hands on a tele, and it got me inspired immediately. I don’t know how to explain it

[@hitsuya16]

Bro totally ripped off "bitter" by chunk no captain chunk 😅

[@Zainmhz]

indeed!

[@ivecaughtfire7431]

Tuning a Telecaster to drop A with 12's at least, some modding of the nut/saddles, and yes it absolutely will djent in the traditional sense. Its got that clanky and biting character needed for progressive metal, its just part of the Tele's tonal palette.

[@Zainmhz]

Telecaster with a baritone neck conversion could be wild

[@Genghis_Sean_]

Dillinger Escape Plan plays in standard. So intense and heavy. As well as Psyopus

[@Zainmhz]

Pretty familiar with dilinger stuff, bangers. But not psyopus, might check them out

[@Micha83HB]

now thats what I'm talking about! It's not the Tuning folks! (Please do this in Double Drop A)

[@Zainmhz]

okay that is super low

[@justinmanning8724]

Some of the filthiest stuff I've ever written has been in E standard on a Jazzmaster. Don't let the internet ever tell you "it isn't heavy if it isn't in xyz or on xyz guitar model". Composition is the true defining characteristic for all songs, nothing else.

[@Zainmhz]

couldn't agree more, e standard is the "standard"

[@JesterMasque]

Niiice job, love the Tele! I produced a "modern metal" song in drone A with a video basically all with my Telecaster. It looks so similar to yours, and it performed just as well as yours did too! With the right set of Telecaster pickups these things are so much cooler and more capable than most people ever think. Then you get all of those beautiful clean tones & middle position sweetness too!

[@Zainmhz]

Yeah, this is my first time using tele and it already blew my mind

[@rafaelericson]

Slipknot guitar player uses a Fender telecaster live.. so.. yeah, telecasters can do anything

[@Zainmhz]

yeah, but also jim root is using humbucker on their tele sig

[@Mackatron-qy7vb]

if you like the feel and build quality of this Tele might I suggest a pickup upgrade to a set of Bare Knuckle Nomads

[@Zainmhz]

this is my friends guitar, definitely will recommend to him

[@diegolatorre6793]

This is lyrics away of becoming a banger, and it already is a banger. Nice job man!

[@Zainmhz]

thanks a ton man!

[@Evowar05]

To me this sounds like a modernised version of Dream Theater. Great playing though!

[@Zainmhz]

also a bit less technical, but thanks!

[@kibatsu]

Sounds sweet! 👌 Still it is better to use 7-8 or transpose 😅 6 has lack of sound richness when you play this kind of music, it sounds kinda flat without production at least 👻

[@Zainmhz]

and single coil known as their "thin" character. btw thank you!

[@kid6566]

I thought E standard was ukulele, but this one sounds heavy and modern.

[@Zainmhz]

Ukulele on distortion

[@jamesgilbert124]

Please forgive me for not knowing that Indonesia goes This Damn Hard. Gonna need this one on Spotify, please!

[@Zainmhz]

thank you so much! it should be available on 30th

[@stevenmike1878]

if you do a 5 way switch on the telecaster you can invert the pickups so it cancels out the similarities between the pickups and expresses the outer extremes of the pickup, so you can get crazy dimbag harmonic high tone squeals and very expressive lows.

[@Zainmhz]

Will definitely look into it, seems neat

[@dominicijavier1575]

sounds anemic. but it's a different flavor. sounds cool

[@Zainmhz]

thank you!

[@Vixfor_]

This is what happens when you combine Erra and early Novelists

[@Zainmhz]

The prog metalcore kings

[@raven-a]

I can't help but laugh at drums that sounds like this, it's like the equivalent of Photoshop or Autotune, only for drums

[@Zainmhz]

Live Love Laugh

[@RichLunaMusic]

In Tele Djent...haha that's freaking brilliant!

[@Zainmhz]

Glad you noticed that!

[@odude]

Great song man. People realizing we had bass all along to fill that frequency range in the mix and drop A might not be essential after all to be heavy. :P

[@Zainmhz]

Thanks! Justice for bassist

[@PI5T0LA]

Without backing track please?

[@Zainmhz]

I don’t know if I’ll make a video for it but there’s stems on my patreon if you curious

[@guitarlesson666]

Nice scale choice! it's hard to see metal on mayor tunings without being dropt to F something

[@Zainmhz]

thanks man! im not usually write stuff on major keys but glad this came out somewhat nice

[@1d_06_bagusputrar9]

jadi makin mantep pgn nambah tele, kerennn bgt banggg🔥🔥🔥

[@Zainmhz]

makasih bang!

[@yagrU]

somewhere between protest the hero and tool sounds sick dude

[@Zainmhz]

Okay that’s a great combination

[@fmkmusic]

I appreciate the meme, but I gotta say this is also incredibly well played.

[@Zainmhz]

Thank you so much!

[@duncanwright301]

This could be Four Year Strong song easily.

[@Zainmhz]

and they just release a song 2 weeks ago

[@RubyRoks]

That main riff played through an AC-15 wouldn't be out of place on a midwest emo track, but it sounds heavy as fuck here. Great stuff

[@Zainmhz]

and add some more tapping stuff, and it'll becomes tiny moving parts or american football. and thanks btw!

[@IbangIqbal_LowString]

Maybe u can put bigger gauge size strings for lower tuning to duplicate 7/8 strings guitar 🤘

[@Zainmhz]

thicker string on single coil would be mean sounding

[@TemperaAcid]

Tells the story of how playing technique wins over any tuning or gear. :)

[@Zainmhz]

Glad you think so!

[@kevinsolgaard1]

Dang, mixolydian is so FRESH!

[@Zainmhz]

Someone also mentioned mixolydian in a comment

[@Ryuzakii10]

fking goosebump 😲😲 on E standard lmao 🥲

[@Zainmhz]

back to the basic

[@johnanthony5720]

Great playing, man. I liked the movement of the video (how did you do that?) it gave a sense of tension.

[@Zainmhz]

thanks man! it some kind of camera shake preset on adobe premiere

[@jszelezsan]

Similar to the "I built the sky", pretty cool song!

[@Zainmhz]

thank you so much!

[@rhiefrizla5029]

Next projek request buatkan di tunning Drop D.

[@Zainmhz]

Oh dulu sudah pernah, bisa cari drop d di channel saya

[@iBoss818]

An axe is only as dangerous as the person wielding it. This song is proof of it

[@Zainmhz]

and this is my "axe"

[@sansfoxy1376]

sounds like a Forza Horizon 5 radio metal track

[@Zainmhz]

while driving around on a Dodge Charger

[@AA-gl1dr]

This is incredible

[@Zainmhz]

Thank you so much!

[@dannystumpf321]

Killer riffage man. You earned my sub

[@Zainmhz]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that!

[@maxzen6817]

good riff but it's not a djent, so no, it doesn't in E standart no matter how many coils you have

[@Zainmhz]

@@maxzen6817 yeah as the title of this video said

[@baronrichmond5667]

Don't let the industry see this or country djent will be a thing

[@Zainmhz]

well we got bilmuri. and i think its gonna be a big thing

[@giantcerealbowl2120]

Djent isnt a genre....its a lifestyle....

[@Zainmhz]

@@giantcerealbowl2120 cheers to that 🍻

[@TheToastiestWitch]

This is the difference between djent and math rock :P

[@Zainmhz]

Its too heavy for math rock and not enough djent to be called DJENT

[@patchbaycowboy]

Can you possibly share the cab settings in amp hub?

[@Zainmhz]

i forgot what cab i use let me check

[@gplayer0173]

Much better than super low guitars

[@Zainmhz]

some bright refreshment among those sub bass frequencies

[@H43N]

its almost like the amp dictates tone.....

[@Zainmhz]

It is!

[@iBoss818]

Bro brought a spoon to a gunfight and still won

[@Zainmhz]

lol that's funny parable

[@GoatyForever]

I didn't know djent could sound like this! Love it

[@Zainmhz]

Glad you like it!

[@WhirlwindDrums]

reminds me so much of Satyr

[@Zainmhz]

satyr made bangers

[@danielapro9755]

It basically becomes Protest the Hero

[@Zainmhz]

Protest The Hero produced only bangers

[@JunoXL]

The riffs at 2:23 and 2:36. Dayum.

[@Zainmhz]

octaver hits different

[@CountryMouseCityCrimes]

Would have been cool to hear you explore the opening riff a little more later in the song. From a simple bridge to a complete ending. Opening riff has some DC Fugazi kinda vibe to it. 90's art rock lol.

[@Zainmhz]

and someone on the comment said it sounds similar to old Incubus song, i guess it got nostalgic vibe

[@CountryMouseCityCrimes]

@@Zainmhz I suppose there is a limited amount of notes and combination of said notes in any tuning..... E Standard being historically the most common. Great effort tho!

[@BrendonKPadjasek]

That was a refreshing listen. Looks like I need a tele now

[@Zainmhz]

Glad you enjoyed it man! There’s always space for a tele

[@BrendonKPadjasek]

@@Zainmhz that there is. And now I need one. The question is baritone or not haha

[@Zainmhz]

​@@BrendonKPadjasek i heard that squier baritone telecaster is pretty good, maybe the bass VI need a friend 👀

[@BrendonKPadjasek]

@@Zainmhz hahaha my thoughts exactly

[@Chicagosmisfit]

Sounds like Protest The Hero

[@Zainmhz]

protest the hero riffs are tasty

[@silentfox8]

youre a fool if you think pitch has anything to do with heavy

[@Zainmhz]

accurate, sylosis been always on e standard and their stuff are ridiculously heavy

[@skepticalbystander]

Yes, technically you can prove that you can do the thing on a standard-tuned single coil country guitar, but at the end of the day, take those same riffs and play them on a down-tuned humbucker guitar, and the reality is it sounds nastier, heavier, stronger, cooler precisely because it's lower and deeper. Lower notes have a gravity to them that higher notes just don't, lower notes sound like they're deep underground shaking the earth while the higher the note gets, the more airy and high in the sky it seems, it's just the nature of how the brain perceives things, so yes you can play djent-style riffs on a standard country guitar, but it's not exactly the same just like the guy who plays Necrophagist songs on a flute, it's fun and impressive and for the lolz, but less people will be going to that concert with a sense of seriousness because it doesn't hit the same, yeah you can get the idea, but play that exact song in a lower register with a guitar that's better at tight fat lowend, and you'll have more stank face, you'll nod your head a little more, the song itself will sound like its taking itself more seriously like training vs fighting. The "can you djent in standard" is like "can you enter in a drift race with an underpowered car?" Sure, you might be able to drift around the track, and it might seem pretty dang cool without the other cars on the track doing all the same things only faster while beating you to the finishline, so ya you CAN enter the race, you just won't technically win.

[@LucasHyrayama]

you must be so cool at parties

[@Zainmhz]

Yup

[@tab7241]

Cloudkicker, anyone?

[@Zainmhz]

might give it a listen

[@timpeetoom2199]

This slaps so hard, reminds me of some of the odious works

[@Zainmhz]

thanks man! never heard of them, will check em out!

[@pedroroggla8129]

it can in a controled enviroment and with the right plugin/pedals... now in a live setting, with real high gain (a rat or a tube screamer into a overly saturated tube amp) it does not work, it squeels to much and sounds thin... a noise gate helps but does not remove all the feedback, maybe with a hot stack or a single coil with noise supresion?

[@Zainmhz]

I never played a tele (or any single coil) and in such high gain live on a stage. I imagine that would be a nightmare of feedback . Or maybe you can work it out idk

[@dominicijavier1575]

don't try for live. it's a head ache. just have another guitar specifically for high gain. also it sounds anemic

[@andrevinyh]

country djent

[@Zainmhz]

yeehaw in binary : 01111001 01100101 01100101 01101000 01100001 01110111

[@JonMurray]

Awesome dude. New subscriber ✌🏻

[@Zainmhz]

Thanks for the sub!

[@pauloteixeira9136]

pretty nice, but I do wish it was like a fifth lower haha

[@Zainmhz]

Everything lower is nice, but we need to tune higher sometimes

[@tiff4truth]

Happy djent 😁

[@Zainmhz]

Happy vibess

[@raggedoak]

Bro, this is fantastic. Well done!

[@Zainmhz]

Thanks a ton!