zoom12th August 2012That's so awesome Cosmin! How cool is that. Your the man!
Mudbone12th August 2012That was really cool
snackajacks12th August 2012awesome
Cosmin Lupu12th August 2012Thank you very much Djentlemen
MonkeyDAthos12th August 2012ahh yeah that
was awesome
Ben Higgins12th August 2012Chunky greatness from the Master !
- Cosmin Lupu12th August 2012
Thanks Ben and Renato
Rammikin12th August 2012I see somebody likes the new Periphery album as much as I do
. Great lesson!
Gabriel Leopardi13th August 2012This is fantastic mate! This combination of styles sounds very fresh! I have been listening to a lot of dubstep stuff and I have to say that you did an awesome job.
- Cosmin Lupu13th August 2012
Thank you Gabriel! It seems like a good combo for me as well and this riff fitted in nicely
I see somebody likes the new Periphery album as much as I do
. Great lesson!
Thanks man
and yes, I love that new album! 
Marcus Siepen16th August 2012Awesome, I love those sounds and the bends in the riff, great work :-)
- Cosmin Lupu16th August 2012
Thanks Marcus!
Sinisa Cekic17th August 2012Great ! You started to experiment, keep going Cosmin
- Cosmin Lupu17th August 2012
Hehe
That's right Sinisa! It's exploring time for this boy'o here 
thefireball18th August 2012Cosmin is the man!
- Cosmin Lupu18th August 2012
Thank Bran!
flamen23rd August 2012awesome riffin! gotta learn this!
- Cosmin Lupu23rd August 2012
Thank you man
Davidzz198815th March 2013Awesome! The dubstep groove is really nice!
- Cosmin Lupu16th March 2013
Thank you David!
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Howdy GMC!
Today's lesson is based on another mixture of styles: Djent and Dubstep. The grooving possibilities offered by this blend are massive, but before going further, let's see what dubstep and djent are:
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England. The style is described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals".
Djent, also known as djent metal, is a heavy metal guitar playing method that developed as a spinoff of progressive metal. Coined by Fredrik Thordendal of the band Meshuggah in the early 2000s, the term was popularized through the internet by American guitarist Misha Mansoor, founder of Periphery. The word "djent" is an onomatopoeia for the distinctive high-gain, distorted palm-muted guitar sound employed by Meshuggah. Typically, the word is used to refer to music that makes use of this sound, to the sound itself, or to the scene that revolves around it. - Wikipedia
I have also included a technique, originally encountered in country music - behind the nut bending, which literally means bending an open string, by pushing it behind the nut of the guitar, close to where the strings are attached to the tuners.
Caught your interest already? If yes, let's check out what you can learn and proceed to it:
- rhythmic development
- right hand stamina
- behind the nut bending
Tuning: Drop C - C G C F A D
Meter: 4/4
Tempo: 115 BPM
Scales: C minor/ C Phrygian Dominant
Tone settings:
PRS Paul Allender plugged into the AMT SS20 having the Bass at 10 o'clock, the Mids at 9 o'clock and the Highs at 1 o'clock. The gain is somewhere around 1-2 o'clock and the effect you can hear in the beginning riff and in the lead part played over the dubstep groove is obtained with the aid of a pluggin called 'Filtox' where I selected the 'Riding the tides' patch.
