Diamond Eyes - Thoughts + reviews

[SwerveCityUSA]

That's the point I'm a pretty shitty guitar player compared to most and I can play the Diamond Eyes stuff with so much ease, he rarely uses more than four strings on that album, he just seemed stick to the bottom 4 strings for a song or the 4 highest strings for a song. The riffs impress non guitar players because they are so heavy, on that album he seemed to play a simple riff on the two bottom strings for the verse and then he would just play a basic rhythm riff on the middle strings and that was it.

what's so basic? you can't do it.

[DeftonesNZ]

Actually I can and really easily that's my point ,I already said I'm real shit at playing guitar but still I picked up the Diamond Eyes stuff instantly it is honestly so simple. Just look at this tab compared to one from Adrenaline which is played alot faster over alot more of the frets and it also uses more techniques like harmonics and palm mutes aswell.
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/deftones/diamond_eyes_tab.htm

[SwerveCityUSA]

Actually I can and really easily that's my point ,I already said I'm real shit at playing guitar but still I picked up the Diamond Eyes stuff instantly it is honestly so simple. Just look at this tab compared to one from Adrenaline which is played alot faster over alot more of the frets and it also uses more techniques like harmonics and palm mutes aswell.
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/deftones/diamond_eyes_tab.htm

Ya I was just playing that you can't do it, because if you can then you're not a bad guitarist, because he sure as hell ain't and I don't care what people say about that just because he can't shred like zakk or something. isn't his tuning for that album an 8 string in E? that's what I thought anyway.

[DeftonesNZ]

Nah F# I think for most of it although I think all the KNY stuff is Drop E

[truthaddict]

Just because something is complex or difficult to play, doesn't mean it sounds good.

[DeftonesNZ]

Yeah I know but on Diamond Eyes the riffs were simple which I don't have a problem with it's more the fact they sounded lazy like they should have been fleshed out more, I just put the Nosebleed tab there to show the difference between the range of the guitar he used thought it might surprise some people you would think with the 8 there would be more range but he just didn't use it on Diamond Eyes he could of used a five string bass for alot of the songs, He did alot better on KNY though seemed alot more confident writing on the 8 he's a great guitarist but Diamond Eyes lacked the groove he's so great at making.

[Penicks]

His new riffs are very complex

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ii8E21rbvQ

starting from 4:57.

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[SwerveCityUSA]

His new riffs are very complex

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ii8E21rbvQ

starting from 4:57.

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I know right? one of my favorite ones on the album. many people are getting turned on to this album because of that song followed by the next, truly a musical slice of heaven at any point in history.

[Penicks]

you are such a god damned moron

[SwerveCityUSA]

I just tried to flame you for which I should be reported but instead I take this time to apologize and say that your never ending positivity and optimism about the deftones and music and life in general are a breathe of fresh air around here and well, thank you.