How To Make Amazing Metal Solos

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  • čas přidán 27. 05. 2024
  • I show you 8 tricks to take your Solos to an extreme level!
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Komentáře • 721

  • @NikNocturnal
    @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +1217

    *I show you in context*

    • @XenoghostTV
      @XenoghostTV Před 5 lety +24

      𝙄 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩

    • @DavidNwokoye
      @DavidNwokoye Před 5 lety +27

      Plz make a sweeping vid. I'm struggling bro

    • @XenoghostTV
      @XenoghostTV Před 5 lety +1

      Nik you're fantastic by the way 😄🤘

    • @sohamsengupta6470
      @sohamsengupta6470 Před 5 lety +6

      @@DavidNwokoye You're in the comments of around half of the videos I watch lol

    • @morphius747
      @morphius747 Před 5 lety +4

      no pinches in your solos???

  • @saintshaggy1372
    @saintshaggy1372 Před 5 lety +965

    Ah yes. Nik nokturnal - My favourite educational Kmac channel.

    • @jc8178
      @jc8178 Před 5 lety +32

      More like the fpsRussia of guitar.

    • @peakcartoon
      @peakcartoon Před 5 lety +12

      @@jc8178 I'd say more if Kmac + FpsRussia + Jared dines, had a child

    • @oc8636
      @oc8636 Před 5 lety +6

      @@jc8178 God, i miss FpsRussia

    • @koffieverslaafde627
      @koffieverslaafde627 Před 5 lety

      Sentenza who doesnt

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +69

      Kmac is a legend

  • @TylerCritti
    @TylerCritti Před 5 lety +736

    My favorite thing about this video was how Nik kept going in and out between his Russian accent and English

    • @myfavsandlikes7478
      @myfavsandlikes7478 Před 5 lety +4

      TJC Drums he’s faking it...?

    • @elBanananas
      @elBanananas Před 5 lety +7

      He is russian? Based on his name i think he is serbian not russian

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +170

      Just working on my English accent

    • @daveshouse8105
      @daveshouse8105 Před 5 lety +3

      Nik I'm so confused English isn't your strong part? What are you?! Kidding Lol it's good unless you're joking lol ps that new Ernie is sick as hell. It looks sleek on the frets.

    • @buhimoth
      @buhimoth Před 5 lety +4

      *american accent

  • @lucakeltie2491
    @lucakeltie2491 Před 5 lety +278

    Nik: this is the basic solo
    Nik: plays solo
    Me: Fuuuuuuck

  • @NivanSharma
    @NivanSharma Před 5 lety +909

    That guitar center solo sounds too good it’s gotta be shittier than that

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +127

      Fair enough

    • @akshatbanerjee1040
      @akshatbanerjee1040 Před 4 lety +8

      that was just playing the pentatonic with some bends backwards

    • @AbtinX
      @AbtinX Před 4 lety +4

      Hahahaha! Don't worry let me play it for him, I'll show you in context most def

    • @OlafTheBardyt
      @OlafTheBardyt Před 4 lety +1

      yeah not enough missed notes

    • @tfwnoyandere
      @tfwnoyandere Před 3 lety +1

      blues is gay

  • @the_average_canadian
    @the_average_canadian Před 4 lety +118

    "Hit some wrong notes, it'll sound jazzy."
    Oh I've just been playing jazz this whole time.

    • @noboru5138
      @noboru5138 Před rokem +1

      69 likes gotta keep that

    • @Utmus
      @Utmus Před rokem +1

      Oh who liked it it’s now on 70

  • @junomartini-zeller614
    @junomartini-zeller614 Před 5 lety +513

    didn't get the instructions right, somehow i'm a bass player now

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +44

      GG

    • @joseph_lacy
      @joseph_lacy Před 5 lety +3

      Gracen Martini-Zeller I hate when that happens

    • @cjearnest203
      @cjearnest203 Před 5 lety +7

      Gracen Martini-Zeller instructions weren’t clear dick is stuck in a toaster send help

    • @meowtherainbowx4163
      @meowtherainbowx4163 Před 4 lety

      The sad part is that this is how so many become bassists. That’s why bassists tend to suck.

  • @carbonio1450
    @carbonio1450 Před 5 lety +478

    A sweeping tutorial would be great

    • @Hafer_
      @Hafer_ Před 5 lety +32

      Stevie T's old tutorials are pretty adequate, was sweeping after a couple weeks of practice.

    • @spartan_xbox7169
      @spartan_xbox7169 Před 5 lety +2

      I second this

    • @Crash_Knight
      @Crash_Knight Před 5 lety +35

      There ARE plenty of sweeping tutorials on YT, but I really like the way Nik teaches.
      And not just cause of the accent.

    • @gregtheflyingwhale6480
      @gregtheflyingwhale6480 Před 5 lety +7

      @@Hafer_ don't say that name! i had to replace my eyes after last time watching him

    • @anshumaanpurohit6707
      @anshumaanpurohit6707 Před 5 lety +6

      @@gregtheflyingwhale6480 he's cringy but he knows his shit. He's one of the best guitarists on CZcams today.

  • @manasacharekar1433
    @manasacharekar1433 Před 5 lety +725

    Instructions unclear, I played with a minor, my court date is on Sunday....

  • @onekidneystan4330
    @onekidneystan4330 Před 5 lety +122

    i was expecting some meme after the intro... i got an educational video and now my solos aren't shit. thanks Nik

  • @rostamostmann9657
    @rostamostmann9657 Před 5 lety +74

    Makes Original content
    Puts no AD on it

  • @fripptricky5099
    @fripptricky5099 Před 5 lety +17

    My guitar teacher always told me to never write a solo that you couldn't sing back to someone. The "creating melodies" tip you give feels like the most important tip for creating a memorable solo. It's the reason why I will go to my GRAVe insisting that the final solo from Octavarium is the greatest guitar solo ever.

  • @joshkuhnmusic
    @joshkuhnmusic Před 5 lety +27

    I hate this. I got home from work all ready for sleep and now I'm super inspired to practice and write lmao. Epic

  • @Explorerman1293
    @Explorerman1293 Před 5 lety +32

    Nik your English is getting so good!

  • @rikiishitoru8885
    @rikiishitoru8885 Před 5 lety +191

    I see you learned from Lil Wayne, truly the best of the best.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +35

      He's beyond amazing

    • @jeffreyquinonez8964
      @jeffreyquinonez8964 Před 4 lety

      I can only hope to be as good as the great Lil Wayne......plays simple blues bend. Omg I did it😂😂😂😂😂

  • @CoryRockerKubrak
    @CoryRockerKubrak Před 5 lety +43

    Can we get a "Let me show you in context" shirt?

  • @silkwoodstrings7725
    @silkwoodstrings7725 Před 5 lety +52

    The one person that disliked this plays the guitar center solo

  • @xPartyWoundsx
    @xPartyWoundsx Před 5 lety +8

    I live right above the guitar centre and I hear THAT EXACT solo at least 5 times a day

  • @patrickrandall5043
    @patrickrandall5043 Před 5 lety +17

    you’re such an amazing guitar player, one of the best out there

  • @Oilid
    @Oilid Před 5 lety +56

    This video should have been uploaded during the Jared Dines contest! 😭

  • @chinoalbertuz6120
    @chinoalbertuz6120 Před 5 lety +20

    This is really helpful, with these videos I've learned how to improve my projects. Thank you so much Nik, you're the best!

  • @danielskrivan6921
    @danielskrivan6921 Před 5 lety +8

    I generally hate sweep picking, but a tutorial on mixing slides and sweeps together would be amazing.

  • @covstriker6860
    @covstriker6860 Před 5 lety +361

    Pfft “Basic”. Oh man do I need to practice ._.

    • @myfavsandlikes7478
      @myfavsandlikes7478 Před 5 lety +12

      Lol pretty sure he meant not using any imagination, not actually “basic”.

    • @markokecman1177
      @markokecman1177 Před 5 lety +5

      @@myfavsandlikes7478 It's basic cuz its mostly fast pentatonics and all notes sound the same... so yeah. basic.. and don't worry... you do not need to practice a whole lot to get there... just give it time and in only a few years you can manage it... a few years is NOT a long time.

    • @myfavsandlikes7478
      @myfavsandlikes7478 Před 5 lety +1

      God You assume i don’t play guitar. LOL.

    • @iamdaveandhaveaniceday2651
      @iamdaveandhaveaniceday2651 Před 5 lety

      So true....

    • @drkstrnd
      @drkstrnd Před 5 lety +2

      @@markokecman1177 few years is very much of a long time

  • @chrisbarnes22
    @chrisbarnes22 Před 5 lety +81

    Ahhh so i haven't been playing shit, ive just been playing chromatically

  • @bainmack
    @bainmack Před 5 lety +47

    gawd I'm guilty of the guitar center solo , except crappier

  • @RickyMeBob
    @RickyMeBob Před 5 lety +25

    Sometimes I can’t tell if Demitrov is teaching me or Nik.

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +13

      Sorry, I'm working on my english accent

  • @kevintoscano6663
    @kevintoscano6663 Před 5 lety +46

    I'm earlier than Nik covering a brand new song

  • @DuMontPeru
    @DuMontPeru Před 5 lety +10

    Yesss pls we need a sweeping tutorial video :c

  • @nathanielhickman9451
    @nathanielhickman9451 Před 5 lety

    Thanks! Really cool that you put this together.

  • @stephenwoolftheturdroy3194
    @stephenwoolftheturdroy3194 Před 4 lety +12

    Dude...this seriously just helped me a ton. Thank you! I'm trying to go from blues to more metal and shred style playing! Keep up the hard work man, it's appreciated!

  • @keenanfernandes1627
    @keenanfernandes1627 Před 5 lety

    Very well done Nik

  • @metalsapienYT
    @metalsapienYT Před 5 lety

    Superb video, thanks for posting

  • @balazs919
    @balazs919 Před 5 lety +1

    You explain stuff really well, looking forward to the sweep tutorial

  • @jessejames8162
    @jessejames8162 Před 4 lety

    Awesome Nick. Thanks

  • @thibaudmanzanares1720
    @thibaudmanzanares1720 Před 2 lety

    Great presentation!

  • @Flare_2000
    @Flare_2000 Před 5 lety +2

    What a fantastic tutorial! I will definitely add some of these tricks in to my playing!

  • @josephconti9655
    @josephconti9655 Před 5 lety +8

    I’d love to see a sweep tutorial from you ! I feel like you know the best way to describe it instead of the people who say “ this how you sweep” and plays full speed the whole time haha.

  • @Rudd3r
    @Rudd3r Před 5 lety

    I've always loved the way you shred.

  • @stephenbezo4326
    @stephenbezo4326 Před 5 lety +3

    Nik that was awesome! Great how you said that scales are just fancy bs for boundaries in a key. 🤘🤘🤘 your videos are great man.

  • @vanillashake7426
    @vanillashake7426 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for showing your tricks of the trade. Im going to focus on these techniques, and will be watching more of your vids!

  • @gdlegofatxd5620
    @gdlegofatxd5620 Před 4 lety +2

    Tbh, this is the best tutorial on making a solo, going into depth on different techniques and how to make it sound good as a whole

  • @kuzmychmaksym3843
    @kuzmychmaksym3843 Před 4 lety

    Exactly what I was looking for. Thanx.

  • @minasamir2954
    @minasamir2954 Před 5 lety

    You are awesome man!

  • @stevendearden8030
    @stevendearden8030 Před 4 lety

    Some great tips - awesome

  • @timandersen3498
    @timandersen3498 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Nic, startede watching your videos some time ago and I have been enjoying them ever since. You make it short and very comprehensible especially when you show in context! And that accent is just golden xD \m/

  • @ethanj.9271
    @ethanj.9271 Před 5 lety

    Nice guitar Nik👌👌

  • @Evannith
    @Evannith Před 5 lety +45

    This is your 69th meme video.
    Nice.

  • @user-mb8ft8lg5q
    @user-mb8ft8lg5q Před 4 lety

    Thank you! This Video really motivated me to learn soloing. Thanks alot

  • @TrapLedger
    @TrapLedger Před 5 lety +2

    Yes!!! Ive wanted this for a while lol you rock man

  • @jamesconway829
    @jamesconway829 Před 10 měsíci

    Great teacher 👏👏

  • @JMetalGuitarist
    @JMetalGuitarist Před 3 lety +2

    Using intervals to ascend a scale instead of traditional sequencing is a *very* cool idea! 💡👍🏻

  • @jasonmacallisterblevins494

    1:20 Nik's Russian alter ego left him for a sec

  • @blastgoal2367
    @blastgoal2367 Před 5 lety

    My solo start sounding musical thanks!!!

  • @aoa0i2u
    @aoa0i2u Před 5 lety +1

    Dude I have to say I started watching since the [X types of X] vids, they are already great but men I am really glad i subscribed, really learnt a lot off your channel, keep it up!

  • @MohammadRafil_
    @MohammadRafil_ Před rokem +1

    This video is literally "Don't shred bro" and I love it for that

  • @yonikup2865
    @yonikup2865 Před 5 lety +6

    Thanks for this video man! You are an amazing guitar playing and i would love for you to make more lesson type videos like this one! 🤘🏼

  • @lileulileu
    @lileulileu Před 4 lety

    You are AWESOME!!! Thank You very much!

  • @Justjiggyjay
    @Justjiggyjay Před 2 lety

    Nik is such a beast! He’s been giving us the game for years! Keep the content coming my dude!

  • @Cy-fiCity
    @Cy-fiCity Před 5 lety

    Thanks Niknocternal!

  • @kenjiinoue8100
    @kenjiinoue8100 Před 5 lety

    This really helps! Thank you🙏

  • @Chaosdude341
    @Chaosdude341 Před 5 lety +5

    That music man is goddamn beautiful

  • @GilangGumilaang
    @GilangGumilaang Před 5 lety

    Thanks nik!

  • @wknalbc
    @wknalbc Před 5 lety

    I expected a more memeful video haha! but im happy with this reminder/educational video :) sweet video as always Nik!

  • @metalgrandad
    @metalgrandad Před 3 lety

    Really helpful thanks

  • @rolandlemus203
    @rolandlemus203 Před 5 lety

    There's a guy on the FB RG Ibanez group that could REALLY benefit from this lesson, GREAT vid! and LOVE that EB 7 STRING, a work of art!! Thanks for sharing and the lesson! \m/!

  • @TheOnlyInstall
    @TheOnlyInstall Před 5 lety

    Please make a sweeping tutorial! Love the way you teach. Super entertaining but still informative.

  • @Estevao_dos_Santos774
    @Estevao_dos_Santos774 Před 4 měsíci

    wow good job this so helpful

  • @jaskamakynen7766
    @jaskamakynen7766 Před 5 lety +2

    Good tips. In my preference the melodic, feeling out notes with phrasing cannot be overstated. Thats not even so much about skill, just about touch and thinking.
    The shred-part is then for the wow-factor, and to increase that wow-factor the odd notes, tapping, etc boosts then.

  • @seanhaecker2256
    @seanhaecker2256 Před 5 lety

    Please make a sweep picking tutorial!! Love the channel!!

  • @Black-plague666
    @Black-plague666 Před 5 lety

    all jokes aside bro, this was actually very helpful and it made me think of things I didnt even think about when it came to playing solos! but yeah you should make sweeping tutorials

  • @alexandrereis4134
    @alexandrereis4134 Před 5 lety +5

    Sweep picking tutorial would be awesome

  • @paulholroyd95
    @paulholroyd95 Před 3 lety

    This guy is an amazing teacher!

  • @ahuman9113
    @ahuman9113 Před 5 lety +54

    You forgot to add Kirk Hammett
    I mean *waah*

  • @chriscanterburyGK
    @chriscanterburyGK Před 5 lety

    Thank you for another amazing video

  • @xsoundwavex4143
    @xsoundwavex4143 Před 5 lety

    Good per usual

  • @user-hr3il9wu9u
    @user-hr3il9wu9u Před 5 lety

    good shit nik noc!

  • @mellyslife5950
    @mellyslife5950 Před 5 lety +2

    I love the fact that whenever he starts talking after a cut, he speaks in this thick Russian accent but gradually looses it over time till he speaks normal English at the end and then the cycle starts over after the next cut xD

  • @soylentispeople
    @soylentispeople Před 4 lety

    Great, excellent points you are making, my friend. Also, you are describing most of Petrucci's solos - which is fine of course. You took the time to actually break them down and "show you in context" waahahaha

  • @rstrife7x
    @rstrife7x Před 5 lety

    Yes! Pls sweep picking tutorial

  • @mchughmusic
    @mchughmusic Před 5 lety

    Very useful! ❤️

  • @ryanbright7496
    @ryanbright7496 Před 4 lety +1

    Kudos for giving a shout-out to Andy James. That fellow is on a whole other level when it comes to this subject.

  • @Deitven
    @Deitven Před 5 lety +2

    I can definitely hear Andy James behind all the “context” parts

  • @gumle2003
    @gumle2003 Před 4 lety +7

    "Don't play 16th notes the entire solo - leave space"
    You know, sitting with a JP signature, you should know 32th notes the entire solo is the way to go

  • @GerardVachon
    @GerardVachon Před 5 lety

    All killer points! One other thing that would’ve been a great point is key modulation between two different keys in a solo if the rhythm is harmonically ambiguous! Killer video all around though 👍🏼

  • @saracorsale659
    @saracorsale659 Před 5 lety

    You're such a great guitarist

  • @juvydude
    @juvydude Před 4 lety

    more on melodic shredding pleaseee :D

  • @GOTRAVlogs
    @GOTRAVlogs Před 5 lety

    Sweep picking tutorial ASAP 🏴‍☠️
    Your videos inspire man 🤘 thank you

  • @Chub424
    @Chub424 Před 5 lety +1

    I love you, man. This shit is hilarious and informative. Hell yeah! 😂🤘

    • @NikNocturnal
      @NikNocturnal  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks Nick! :)

    • @Chub424
      @Chub424 Před 5 lety

      @@NikNocturnal Thanks for being such an inspiration and good content creator!

  • @cozmovffv9284
    @cozmovffv9284 Před 5 lety

    Sweeping tutorial for sure 🤘

  • @ConsideratelyKillingMe

    Please do a sweeping tutorial!!! I really like the way you teach 😂

  • @dualone2649
    @dualone2649 Před 5 lety

    You should make a video on how and when to use certain scales such as harmonic minor and melodic minor. Also when to use the different modes.

  • @kuyajhongstv.3939
    @kuyajhongstv.3939 Před 3 lety

    I love your show

  • @Aaronius_Maximus
    @Aaronius_Maximus Před 2 lety

    The way your voice jumps between personalities is hilarious man lol just found you recently really enjoying the variance of your content. Do you spend much if any time mixing or mastering your own music? Have you thought about making videos on your processes in that department? You have a really good way of describing guitar theory that I don't see in a lot of other teacher types. I've been playing for 25+ years and you made a few simple concepts "click" for me that I should have already know! Cheers! :D

  • @user-df8sw7si8g
    @user-df8sw7si8g Před 5 lety

    please make a sweeping tutorial bro

  • @68deidara
    @68deidara Před 5 lety

    Great video ! Also, I would appreciate if you make a tutorial video for sweeping

  • @cristobalsantianezmontesin7596

    este video es oro puro y era.

  • @matheusabella913
    @matheusabella913 Před 5 lety

    Nice thanks

  • @connormcinerney7503
    @connormcinerney7503 Před 5 lety

    The Phrasing and Rhythm reminds me of something Rob Chapman said about some advice he got for playing solos. Essentially, you imagine you’re playing a wind instrument and every time you need to take a breath, you stop playing, breath, then continue. It’s meant more for blues or slow solos played with feel but it can definitely be applied to metal

  • @bradcollins5078
    @bradcollins5078 Před 3 lety

    Great help me out heap

  • @Futureguitarist15
    @Futureguitarist15 Před 5 lety

    I do love tasteful flavor shown in context