Limp Bizkits first CD was Awesome. I think that the Record Label told them to sound a certain way to sell more albums. So their 2nd cd doesn't sound like their first cd. I feel it wasn't close to being as good as their first CD $3 Dollar Bill Y'alls. They just went downhill after that.
@ you’re incorrect. This particular phrase is used for appreciation and accomplishments. Flowers are given for such milestones in this metaphor. I’ve never seen or heard the expression used in the way you describe.
Never noticed the nuances in re-arranged in the late 90s, man what a tune. Wes was such an underrated musician in his hayday, glad people are noticing him now.
Seeing Wes doing two hand tapping on an acoustic guitar, live, on the beach, back in 98 is what made me want to play guitar. I'd never seen or heard such a thing before.
The easiest and clearest answer to that question is, even if you hate Fred Durst, there is no denial about how Limp Bizkit uncovered the secret of guitar groove. Plain and simple.
@@DustDragon I wouldn't say that Wes Borland UNCOVERED rock/metal guitar groove. Dimebag was doin' the groove metal thing before him, and, as stated EVH and Nuno Bettencourt before him. But Wes Borland definitely found a new way to approach it, that struck a super deep chord with the youth generation of his prime career era. No denying he is still to this day a super underrated guitarist, though it's nice to see that the conversation around Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland has been trending more positively over the last 10 years!
I love Wes. Not only for his riffs and style in Limp Bizkit. Don’t know if you have heard all of his other projects but Black Light Burns is still one of my favorites. Don’t Go off Wandering, Boiler and Walking Away (Guitar Solo! 😉) are my favorite LB-Tracks.
@@GuitarisforgrinsOh, yes they did..... They completely changed the direction of metal in the late 90s. Name the band/bands they pinched their sound from. You know, you don't have to like the music to admit it was innovative.
Early 20s for me. When I was now an adult and actually had money to do stuff. What a world it was and yeah, Limp Bizkit featured heavily in my soundtrack for that time.
I never hated them, they just aren't my thing. So Wes can play, well I knew that. I don't know why their music doesn't click with me. I KINDA hated them when they were famous because we still listened to this thing called a radio back then and rock stations constantly put them on and it was like "Jesus, not again!" Now that we have Spotify and stuff, I don't really care.
Wow! I never knew that was a 4-string guitar on Nookie rather than a bass, no wonder that riff has a sound like no other. Awesome video and all these are amazing riffs, but my favorite is probably that end riff in Counterfeit, it really chugs yet has a chilling melody to it as well. I'm really happy Limp Bizkit's been getting more of the respect they deserve these past few years. The atmospheric side of Borland's playing and the harmonics/tapping has been an inspiration on my own playing, and Sam Rivers is a really underrated bassist too, he's got a real swing with one section in Stuck sounding more like an upright bass.
I like this video. I like limp bizkit. I also like simple, yet powerful riffs. Chocolate starfish was one of my first CDs that I owned and It was just insanity going through my head.
I wouldn't say he's one of the GOAT. But he is extremely creative and clever with how he uses the instrument. Much like Adam Jones(Tool guitarist), he just has a gift for creating something that fits the vibe of songs that dont fit a usual vibe. Primus guitar player fits the same basic criteria. He doesnt need to be "GOATED" to be amazing, he made riffs to songs that people still listen to today and will still listen to in 10, even 20 years. And that's more than anyone can ask, to have an actual, tangible legacy.
Thinking about it, he is kind of like Tom Morello's evil twin. Riffs that get stuck in your head forever & techniques/approaches that were unconventional for the time period.
Borland is great, but it's a crime how underrated the rest of the band is, they are always left out of conversations by either dismissing Fred completely or praising Borland too much lol Great bass lines, incredible drum chops - They should get way more love too
This goes so hard. I'm a huge Limp Bizkit fan but never took the time to appreciate the guitar skills of Wes. Thanks for bringing this to people who aren't as into the technical/musician side of just jamming out to some Nu Metal!
When I was first starting out on guitar I just remember the nu-metal days being such an interesting time for guitars and players. Say what you will about the music now, but Wes Borland had that sick prototype Ibanez 4 string baritone, Mike Mushok had his incredibly slick Ibanez baritone prototype...good times!
@@peteplaysmusic oh this is awkward, please don't hate me but i've mistaken you for another guitarist. Similar ginger beard, glasses 😅 he also has a youtube channel ruclips.net/video/qwGDmaXzNgI/видео.html and is posting on reddit from time to time
I saw Limp Bizkit last year and honestly out of every metal band I’ve ever seen, their set went the hardest. Would absolutely see them live again and again.
The irony about this entire thing is, that Wes himself isn't overlooked at all, I've heard these statements about him countless of times, since the nu metal era is gone long enough to let people have unbiased opinions on it, BUT he actually gets so much recognition to a point where it casts a shadow on all the other members of Limp Bizkit, while IMHO they're just as good at their respective fields as Wes is on guitar. Even Fred has a range that most of nowaday's vocalists can only dream of. Probably the only aspect of their music that is not uniquely creative is their song structures, which is fairly obvious, but also understandable, like don't change a winning recipe, but all the other components are super fun, and also easy for beginners to learn. I appreciate the hell out of them.
the only thing u said not from the twilight zone is it’s for beginners. and if your a beginner go play iron man or come as you are or smells like teen spirit. just when we thought we were done with these clowns they pullllll themselves back in.
No different than content that just amounts to "famous musician reacts to song by other band" that they've "never heard before!" As if it's actually possible the guy from Rush has never listened to Schism till 2022 or whatever. These sorts of statements are only relevant if you just came out of a bomb shelter, or are only 16 years old.
@The_Tradie_Trainer personally i find his flow is his strength but his writing is kind of, you know. Mostly just wacky. If he had someone else writing doper lines for him i think he'd be able to deliver them in fun ways. And sometimes his writing is fun too, just because of how it serves his flow. It's never of much substance, except maybe The Unquestionable Truth which was pseudo deep.
Thank you so much for giving a shout out to Wes like this. Even by the time I stopped listening to Limp Bizkit in my late teens I still loved his guitar playing(I've come back around again at age 39 and I'm glad I did) his riffs and licks hands down is some of the most creative to ever be put out there. If you haven't listened to his solo projects you got to check them out. I just recently listen to Crystal machete and I absolutely love it.
@@ghastlynavigator I agree. This YT channel gave a shiite take. None of these examples he submits as 'proof' of guitar supremacy convince me of anything. Sure, Wes (a pro guitar player) can play his instrument........ just like 99%+ of all pro guitar players. But noticing the title of the video being "Why Do Guitarists Secretly Love Limp Bizkit?" They don't. If the YT channel wants to swing on Wes's nutz maybe title it as "Wes from LB is underated" as that would be more accurate a title for the actual content. Which i'm betting the stuff Wes makes WITHOUT Freds influence is far better. If you like LB that's your subjective opinion which you are entitled to have, but realise it's just that, SUBJECTIVE. All this video did for me was remind me of some songs that i had gladly forgotten that they exhited.
@@horusluprecal1144The context, dude. Wes was doing these tricks in 90's, when hardly anyone played like that. By your logic, James Hetfield and Jimi Hendrix are also unimpressive because now we have Tim Henson and Tosin Abasi, as well as dozens of other shredders? Get from your high horse, lol
@@cyntdestroyer69xd Way to completely miss my point & get defensive PLUS try to strawman argument me at the same time. (also your ad-hominem at the end) You're the type of 1d10t that i figured would reply to my comment. How about you read it again & again until realise that it wasn't dogging on Wes's abilities but pointing out that the title is click-bait. "Why Do Guitarists Secretly Love Limp Bizkit?" They don't. Dude then talks about the guitar player exclusively & not the band as a whole. Why am i even bothering trying to explain it to you as i doubt you can grasp the concept at this point. TL/DR = GFY
@2:10 makes sense all these years later as a bass player. I did this song as a cover With an activator pedal and a tube screamer. Two e strings on the low end versus f sharp. Doing that in 2001 I got a whole bunch of offers to play in different bands because I accidented into how he actually did it LOL. Love the video!
@5:55 It's weird to hear that delay nowadays is a modern audience because there are so many really awesome delay pedals. Back in the early 2000s the line 6 ones were actually about as good as you could get for the price that someone could actually have. When I purchase the cathedral delay by electroharmonics, I knew that I was done purchasing delay pedals. It's a cool throwback but it now actually sounds very old
@7:41 I was amazed about the simplicity even though I know the song. There was a moment where I was trying to count the undercurrent just to double-check that I wasn't listening to a meshuga song. I would love to see a team up with meshuggah and West
My favorite riff you didn't mention by limp Bizkit was sour. It straight up goes into sepultura rusted Roots, kind of category and spoken word poetry somehow. As someone that got into finger tapping (always appreciate having seen. Andy McKee when he was my friend's guitar teacher) This song was perfect for me to do on a four-string Ibanez. A friend of mine recorded this little riff of me doing it at double time and put it on with a disco beat underneath it And it was easily my favorite remix my friend ever did.
Nice video, I really like the sound of Wes Borland, both acoustic (often with a lot of delay) and electric. His style is unique, not even talking about his different looks haha
Great Vid. Great playing. Great Tones (seriously!). BUT there‘s A LOT of riffs (especially clean riffs) Wes plays, that are incredibly creative, innovative and truly beautiful. Oh, and please don‘t leave out the delay/verse riff he plays in HotDog 😉 :)
Hell yeah, all the riffs from the song go crazy, pre - chorus/intro pedal - tone melody, pretty untypical for Wes in other songs yet so cool, insane sinister verse with the elements of ambience and finally crushing chuggy and groovy chorus. You know, the whole album is super underrated. So heavy, dark and, which is rare, filled with meaning by the lyrics.
I hear a lot of Les Claypool in his playing. He basically transferred some of those techniques to guitar and blended his other influences along side it
My favorite songs are It'll be OK, Livin it up, Nobody Like you (with Jonathan Davis) and Break Stuff. Beyond the quality of Wes Borland's playing and his creativity/diversity, I think that the alliance with Sam Rivers' bass greatly increases the performance of the songs. (Sorry if this is poorly translated! I'm French and don't know English musical terms).
In 1999 I had the Limp Bizkit Nookie CD. It had couple other tracks on it and the music video. I used to wait until the house was empty and then crank up the volume to -ear bleed- and bounce around like a lunatic. Good times 😃
Les Claypool was doing 2-hand tapping for bass riffs since the early 90's (maybe even 80's) but I don't know anyone who used it for rhythm guitar before Wes
Been championing Wes for decades! So glad to see this kind of video. I find it a little hard to go back to Limp Bizkit stuff just because I've sort of outgrown Durst's lyrics. I much prefer the first Blacklight Burns album. It's got a lot of what makes the Limp Bizkit sound unique, but with a very different vocal and lyrical style.
@@peteplaysmusic Sure! Cruel Melody is a great album, the title track is a good start if you're short on time. His solo album Crystal Machete is fantastic too, The Cliffs is a great tune on that since we all like his clean echoey sound. Enjoy mate :)
seeing LB get popular with the younger crowd and packing venues again is awesome. watching more n more guitar channels on YT highlighting Wes riffs is amazing and then watching bands like House of Protection blow up is really making me think its the numetal resurgence
No freaking way!!! Hearing this come out when I was young, I had no idea how solid Wes Borland was as a guitarist until now... Yes, those are tough techniques... shame on me for not looking into one of my childhood great guitarists!!! I have gaind SO much more respect for him after this vid... THANK YOU for demonstrating it!!!
My favorite riffs are on: Stalemate Pollution Indigo flow Nookie Re-Arranged Hot dog (awful song otherwise) Boiler Gimme the mic (not Wes on guitar tho) The Truth The Channel Bring it back Out of style He's definitely one of my favorites with his own thing 🔥🙏🏼
A lot of what Wes plays seems very simple at first, and in a way it is. But the feeling, the timing, the soul that shows in his playing is unattainable. The guy picks up the guitar and becomes the guitar. The creative genius, the things he creates, unbelievable. He experiments, whether with equipment or the sounds themselves. He is like a mad scientist of sounds. This in turn produces quite simple riffs that have an incredible magic. I love him for his work, whether with Limp Bizkit or Black Light Burns or other works. He is one of the greatest guitarists for me and has had a big influence on me.
Thanks for the great video and nice presentation of those riffs! I realized that I played "break stuff" up to now wrong :) IMO songs like The Truth and the Priest are underrated and I would have added one of those. But I know it is hard to define the top 5.
Limp bizkit and Wes especially are some of the most underrated overhated guys out there but they made a huge impact on my childhood and still one of my favorites. This right here proves all the new age anxiety metal trying to show off as fast and difficult as possible just can’t compare to the simplicity of a true guitarist that does it for the music not the fame and attention.
Wes Borland is an incredibly good guitarist and he puts on a damn show . His side project band way back in the LB is where he really showed how versatile and alien he really is . Always loved Wes Borland he’s every Hard Rock singers dream for a guitar player . Can play anything but puts value into playing the song not just showing off , tasteful and he’s always putting on a hell of a show .
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Wes Borland is awesome! Agree?
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Awesome sound
no man, he's an ant surrounded by 2 f millions elephants guitarist .. u just like the guy and are very biased.
Limp Bizkits first CD was Awesome. I think that the Record Label told them to sound a certain way to sell more albums. So their 2nd cd doesn't sound like their first cd. I feel it wasn't close to being as good as their first CD $3 Dollar Bill Y'alls. They just went downhill after that.
Wes borland.... innovative, creative and awesome...but one of the greatest of all time... no.......iconic? Yes.... GOAT, NO.
0:49 - "Without any further delay" is probably among the worst things to say in an intro to a video about Wes Borland 😄
Haha, I see what you did there :)
😂
Touché! (Touché, touché, toush, tou, t...)
Top tier comment
Exactly my thought
Oh I don't keep it a secret...
DEANO WITH THE BEANO
Same :)
I assume we can expect a 4 levels of limp bizkit soon 😮😮
@@JayRamahi3810 Been there dude! Would happily do it again though...
So who is the new drummer?
Bro LB is getting their flowers the way they have always deserved. I love to see it.
What an embarrassing phrase.
@@eriklarson9137oh no someone likes a band you don’t. How horrible 😢
@@eriklarson9137 You need some love bro'? Here have some love bro'.
That's nostalgia at work.
@ you’re incorrect. This particular phrase is used for appreciation and accomplishments. Flowers are given for such milestones in this metaphor. I’ve never seen or heard the expression used in the way you describe.
I don't secretly love Limp Bizkit. I publicly love Limp Bizkit.
Me too. Always limpin' with the Bizkit baby!
that must be a lonely life
I dont think they're hated as people make out
Ive always loved Limp Bizkit. The way they started the riot at WoodStock 99 with breakstuff is a fcking classic.
Totally aligned with this...
My grandma was Wes’s dentist for a while and at first had no idea that a riff god is such a humble guy.
I was too.
Everyone is humble at the dentist... :(
My dentist gimme that ketamine and I'm humble aaaaand re-arranged for days 😅
@@jaylow759hahahah 😂😂😂
@BurtControl nice story ! Thanks for sharing!
Never noticed the nuances in re-arranged in the late 90s, man what a tune. Wes was such an underrated musician in his hayday, glad people are noticing him now.
Underrated song
Me neither. I was always so focused on Sam's badass lines that the guitars fell on the wayside.
@@havoc-ado just think about it
Seeing Wes doing two hand tapping on an acoustic guitar, live, on the beach, back in 98 is what made me want to play guitar. I'd never seen or heard such a thing before.
Thats amazing haha :)
The easiest and clearest answer to that question is, even if you hate Fred Durst, there is no denial about how Limp Bizkit uncovered the secret of guitar groove. Plain and simple.
Hey did you forgot EVH, Nuno Benttecourt ??? Wes is good. But if you talk about groove…. . I don’t know, probably I’m too old. 😂 keep playing !
@theprisonier groove works in mysterious ways
@@DustDragon I wouldn't say that Wes Borland UNCOVERED rock/metal guitar groove.
Dimebag was doin' the groove metal thing before him, and, as stated EVH and Nuno Bettencourt before him.
But Wes Borland definitely found a new way to approach it, that struck a super deep chord with the youth generation of his prime career era.
No denying he is still to this day a super underrated guitarist, though it's nice to see that the conversation around Limp Bizkit and Wes Borland has been trending more positively over the last 10 years!
@@dannybrickwell I thought my total exageration was clear ;) of course they didn't invent groove nor unveiled it =P
Nope Pantera pioneered groove metal
It's really amazing to hear the isolated instruments, there's so many little bits and pieces I missed.
I love Wes. Not only for his riffs and style in Limp Bizkit. Don’t know if you have heard all of his other projects but Black Light Burns is still one of my favorites.
Don’t Go off Wandering, Boiler and Walking Away (Guitar Solo! 😉) are my favorite LB-Tracks.
BLB has some awesome guitar parts 🤘
The Damning Well. That first track they released.
Also: Boiler is in a class all of its own. (Definitely written by Wes, I think)
Walking Away is such a tune
Black Light Burns first album is so good.
Lie is AWESOME!
Limp Bizkit are brilliant musically I don't care what anyone says. The arrangement, levels, innovation, power... Rare.
They didn't "innovate" anything.
@@GuitarisforgrinsOh, yes they did..... They completely changed the direction of metal in the late 90s. Name the band/bands they pinched their sound from.
You know, you don't have to like the music to admit it was innovative.
@@MegaHannaz You must be joking.
@@Guitarisforgrins Not at all.
Feel free to list the bands that they copied their sound and style from. I'll be here waiting. 😉👍
@@MegaHannazHe's right, plenty of other people used 4 string baritone guitars before wes 😂
Wes is amazing, one of my fav artists, his delay riffs are sick.
Wes, Sam, and John are about the best definition of "pocket" I've ever seen and the stuff they played together will always be some of my favorites.
Geez that sounds like a ridiculous way to describe something.
@@Skin-deepInk not if you're a musician
Pocket?
@@AlbertBalbastreMorte Pocket groove. aka "Playing in the pocket".
@@mihnt What is pocket groove as opposed to just groove?
As simple as it is, I’ve just found out that I’ve been playing Break Stuff wrong for **years**. Every day is a school day I guess. 😬
It's not wrong if it sounds right.
Yeah , i thought it was a slide, not a dissonant chord
Wes’ riffs are just so catchy and heavy! Great player.
5:00 Such a nostalgic melody. Had me reminiscing my teen years
Early 20s for me. When I was now an adult and actually had money to do stuff. What a world it was and yeah, Limp Bizkit featured heavily in my soundtrack for that time.
dont know why so many people hate LimpBizkit 10 years back, but their music is just so enjoyable to me. simple, but enjoyable.
I never hated them, they just aren't my thing. So Wes can play, well I knew that. I don't know why their music doesn't click with me. I KINDA hated them when they were famous because we still listened to this thing called a radio back then and rock stations constantly put them on and it was like "Jesus, not again!" Now that we have Spotify and stuff, I don't really care.
@@ihugkittens484 ah....so thats why....mkay, i can relate. guess no one can listen to the same thing over and over again.
have you read the lyrics? 🤣
@@christofthedead actually no. i dont pay much attention to lyrics when listening to music.
Partly tall poppy syndrome, and partly because certain people labeled them the poster children of “toxic masculinity”. 🙄
I've always said that Wes, Sam, and John are one amazing power trio of awesomeness!
Like a Jazz Trio of Nu Metal :)
NuTrioCius 😂
**sad DJ Lethal noise**
Don’t forget Tom Morello
Tim, Chad, and Pnut are a sick trio as well
for me not secretly, Borland was one of my Main inspirations to Start Guitar at All
Absolutely gorgeous tone!
Thanks! :)
Some say he plays his guitar like a TROMBONE! with those heavy pitch downs on the whammy I kinda hear it for sure! Ive always loved the bizkit 🤘😫🤘
Rearranged is one of my favorite songs of all time
that bass line is just... iconic and timeless. gets me every single time. never skipped. just think about it.
Yes it is their best work!
@@fbgmduckAgreed. With one of the top 10 bass lines, who can notice the guitar?
@johntimmerman1515 🤣🤣🤣🤟🏻 this guy gets it!
The pre-chorus for My Way has always been one of my favorite pieces of music.
The way they used My Way in Wrestlemania X7 cemented it as a classic to me
Great vid!🔥 that My Way bridge/pre-chorus is so simple but SO effective in the song composition!
Wow! I never knew that was a 4-string guitar on Nookie rather than a bass, no wonder that riff has a sound like no other. Awesome video and all these are amazing riffs, but my favorite is probably that end riff in Counterfeit, it really chugs yet has a chilling melody to it as well.
I'm really happy Limp Bizkit's been getting more of the respect they deserve these past few years. The atmospheric side of Borland's playing and the harmonics/tapping has been an inspiration on my own playing, and Sam Rivers is a really underrated bassist too, he's got a real swing with one section in Stuck sounding more like an upright bass.
I like this video. I like limp bizkit. I also like simple, yet powerful riffs. Chocolate starfish was one of my first CDs that I owned and It was just insanity going through my head.
I wish when RCHP were going through guitarists Wes would have done an album with them.
God if only
Wes Borland is a certified riff lord!
Ive always loved Rearranged as a song but i didn't know the intricacies of the guitar playing. It has given me a greater appreciation for the song
"Solos? Where we're going we don't need...Solos"
- Nu Metal [circa 1999]
Hey☝🏼McFly, what did I told you?!
Wes Borland had an iconic sound. That's why.
Wes Borland is the reason i started playing guitar.
I wouldn't say he's one of the GOAT. But he is extremely creative and clever with how he uses the instrument. Much like Adam Jones(Tool guitarist), he just has a gift for creating something that fits the vibe of songs that dont fit a usual vibe. Primus guitar player fits the same basic criteria. He doesnt need to be "GOATED" to be amazing, he made riffs to songs that people still listen to today and will still listen to in 10, even 20 years. And that's more than anyone can ask, to have an actual, tangible legacy.
>Much like Adam Jones-ACKKKK!!
Thinking about it, he is kind of like Tom Morello's evil twin. Riffs that get stuck in your head forever & techniques/approaches that were unconventional for the time period.
Idk I hear more Munky than Morello in Borland.
Stephen Carpenter.
Morello should do everyone a favor and move to China where everything is awesome.
Lol Morello actually apologised for accidentally influencing limp buizcut and the numetal scene. Tube it it's quite funny
@@tony2888wrong. That was Rage’s bass player.
Borland is great, but it's a crime how underrated the rest of the band is, they are always left out of conversations by either dismissing Fred completely or praising Borland too much lol
Great bass lines, incredible drum chops - They should get way more love too
yeah, love Otto's drumming. that base drum sounds like a heavy punch, and his solid technique.
Nah, Limp Bizkit is for nurds
John Otto quite literally went to school for jazz drumming. He stands out most on their first album, especially on "Stuck".
Amazing video. Fantastic analysis and diving into the personal styles of musicians!
Can't wait for more!
Thanks! Who would you like to see next?
Insane artist. So much intense and groove.
BLACK LIGHT BURNS - lie.
One great song of Wes.
Break stuff is so cool and well thought out! Love the song but i never thought how its played, looks grat! Thanks for that!
Guitar + bass = Guitass 1:34
So does it actually get @ss...?
@ only it shall know all bt to me that is epic!
@ 😂 it’s only now that I got it and 😂 no I was thinking fusion dance 😂
Everyone needs to listen to Black Light Burns Cruel Melody. One of the most underrated albums and my absolute favorite.
Always loved Wes' style! He was one of the influences that made me start playing guitar!
This goes so hard. I'm a huge Limp Bizkit fan but never took the time to appreciate the guitar skills of Wes. Thanks for bringing this to people who aren't as into the technical/musician side of just jamming out to some Nu Metal!
I really like his band Black light burns
Just want to say thanks for giving Wes and LB some love 😃
Thanks for watching! :)
Fred Durst is a lucky man to have such a sick band that exists exclusively in the pocket, with some unbelievably creative minds like Wes.
He picked all the members 😊
Full Nelson and Living It Up
Greay video🔥keep it up 🤘
When I was first starting out on guitar I just remember the nu-metal days being such an interesting time for guitars and players. Say what you will about the music now, but Wes Borland had that sick prototype Ibanez 4 string baritone, Mike Mushok had his incredibly slick Ibanez baritone prototype...good times!
Hey i saw a bunch of you on reddit but i had no idea you had a YT channel :o youre an amazing guitarist guy, instant sub
Thanks! I’m on Reddit? I don’t use Reddit very often so that’s news to me :)
@@peteplaysmusic oh this is awkward, please don't hate me but i've mistaken you for another guitarist. Similar ginger beard, glasses 😅 he also has a youtube channel ruclips.net/video/qwGDmaXzNgI/видео.html and is posting on reddit from time to time
@oggy112 Haha no worries! Lots of bearded guitar dudes with glasses on RUclips these days. Thanks for watching! :)
Same could be said about bassists and drummers, tbh. Their rhythm section is a huge part of their success
I cannot believe Wes Borland was tuning to F# in 1999
And on a big hit song
How did I not know this?!
I saw Limp Bizkit last year and honestly out of every metal band I’ve ever seen, their set went the hardest. Would absolutely see them live again and again.
I love LB but I'd never call it metal lol
Theyre touring with metallica next year
I don't know if you have more videos like this one, but I liked it. 😊
The irony about this entire thing is, that Wes himself isn't overlooked at all, I've heard these statements about him countless of times, since the nu metal era is gone long enough to let people have unbiased opinions on it, BUT he actually gets so much recognition to a point where it casts a shadow on all the other members of Limp Bizkit, while IMHO they're just as good at their respective fields as Wes is on guitar. Even Fred has a range that most of nowaday's vocalists can only dream of. Probably the only aspect of their music that is not uniquely creative is their song structures, which is fairly obvious, but also understandable, like don't change a winning recipe, but all the other components are super fun, and also easy for beginners to learn. I appreciate the hell out of them.
the only thing u said not from the twilight zone is it’s for beginners. and if your a beginner go play iron man or come as you are or smells like teen spirit. just when we thought we were done with these clowns they pullllll themselves back in.
No different than content that just amounts to "famous musician reacts to song by other band" that they've "never heard before!" As if it's actually possible the guy from Rush has never listened to Schism till 2022 or whatever. These sorts of statements are only relevant if you just came out of a bomb shelter, or are only 16 years old.
Idk about Fred having a range other vocalists could only dream of. His biggest strength was the amount of publicity he generated.
@The_Tradie_Trainer personally i find his flow is his strength but his writing is kind of, you know. Mostly just wacky. If he had someone else writing doper lines for him i think he'd be able to deliver them in fun ways. And sometimes his writing is fun too, just because of how it serves his flow. It's never of much substance, except maybe The Unquestionable Truth which was pseudo deep.
Sam's bass part on Re-arranged is one of the best bass riffs of the 90's
Thank you so much for giving a shout out to Wes like this. Even by the time I stopped listening to Limp Bizkit in my late teens I still loved his guitar playing(I've come back around again at age 39 and I'm glad I did) his riffs and licks hands down is some of the most creative to ever be put out there. If you haven't listened to his solo projects you got to check them out. I just recently listen to Crystal machete and I absolutely love it.
Wes is criminally underated as a guitarist
not really, he is just typical. party metal...lol. how lame
What a stupid comment 😂😂😂
@@ghastlynavigator I agree. This YT channel gave a shiite take. None of these examples he submits as 'proof' of guitar supremacy convince me of anything. Sure, Wes (a pro guitar player) can play his instrument........ just like 99%+ of all pro guitar players. But noticing the title of the video being "Why Do Guitarists Secretly Love Limp Bizkit?" They don't.
If the YT channel wants to swing on Wes's nutz maybe title it as "Wes from LB is underated" as that would be more accurate a title for the actual content.
Which i'm betting the stuff Wes makes WITHOUT Freds influence is far better.
If you like LB that's your subjective opinion which you are entitled to have, but realise it's just that, SUBJECTIVE.
All this video did for me was remind me of some songs that i had gladly forgotten that they exhited.
@@horusluprecal1144The context, dude. Wes was doing these tricks in 90's, when hardly anyone played like that. By your logic, James Hetfield and Jimi Hendrix are also unimpressive because now we have Tim Henson and Tosin Abasi, as well as dozens of other shredders? Get from your high horse, lol
@@cyntdestroyer69xd Way to completely miss my point & get defensive PLUS try to strawman argument me at the same time. (also your ad-hominem at the end) You're the type of 1d10t that i figured would reply to my comment.
How about you read it again & again until realise that it wasn't dogging on Wes's abilities but pointing out that the title is click-bait.
"Why Do Guitarists Secretly Love Limp Bizkit?" They don't.
Dude then talks about the guitar player exclusively & not the band as a whole.
Why am i even bothering trying to explain it to you as i doubt you can grasp the concept at this point.
TL/DR = GFY
Thanks so much for making this, I'm a huge WB fan.
4:39 or perhaps _WES_ is more...I bet you're kicking yourself for missing that one lol
Fantastic playing Pete.
Not only are his riffs filthy, theyre not too hard to play and also really fun
Wes riffs are always super fun! :)
@peteplaysmusic he's just so groovey baby
@2:10 makes sense all these years later as a bass player. I did this song as a cover With an activator pedal and a tube screamer. Two e strings on the low end versus f sharp. Doing that in 2001 I got a whole bunch of offers to play in different bands because I accidented into how he actually did it LOL. Love the video!
@5:55 It's weird to hear that delay nowadays is a modern audience because there are so many really awesome delay pedals. Back in the early 2000s the line 6 ones were actually about as good as you could get for the price that someone could actually have. When I purchase the cathedral delay by electroharmonics, I knew that I was done purchasing delay pedals. It's a cool throwback but it now actually sounds very old
@7:41 I was amazed about the simplicity even though I know the song. There was a moment where I was trying to count the undercurrent just to double-check that I wasn't listening to a meshuga song.
I would love to see a team up with meshuggah and West
My favorite riff you didn't mention by limp Bizkit was sour.
It straight up goes into sepultura rusted Roots, kind of category and spoken word poetry somehow. As someone that got into finger tapping (always appreciate having seen. Andy McKee when he was my friend's guitar teacher) This song was perfect for me to do on a four-string Ibanez.
A friend of mine recorded this little riff of me doing it at double time and put it on with a disco beat underneath it And it was easily my favorite remix my friend ever did.
Nice video, I really like the sound of Wes Borland, both acoustic (often with a lot of delay) and electric. His style is unique, not even talking about his different looks haha
It's all electric, just clean or distorted :)
@@tarkenton3895not in his Black Light Burns project 🤓
Great Vid. Great playing. Great Tones (seriously!). BUT there‘s A LOT of riffs (especially clean riffs) Wes plays, that are incredibly creative, innovative and truly beautiful. Oh, and please don‘t leave out the delay/verse riff he plays in HotDog 😉 :)
Honorable mention should go to the riff for The Truth
Hell yeah, all the riffs from the song go crazy, pre - chorus/intro pedal - tone melody, pretty untypical for Wes in other songs yet so cool, insane sinister verse with the elements of ambience and finally crushing chuggy and groovy chorus.
You know, the whole album is super underrated. So heavy, dark and, which is rare, filled with meaning by the lyrics.
Just found the channel and absolutely loved this - great content, great playing, v watchable. Cool! Subbed.
Thanks for watching and the Sub! :)
Wes is the most under appreciated guitarist
He very much is :)
Very clever and great grooves. Never paid that much attention to the guitar even though I'm a guitarist. I'm well impressed ❤
I hear a lot of Les Claypool in his playing. He basically transferred some of those techniques to guitar and blended his other influences along side it
Now that you say that i cannot make it unheard
Nookie = a weird version of Jerry was a race car driver
My favorite songs are It'll be OK, Livin it up, Nobody Like you (with Jonathan Davis) and Break Stuff. Beyond the quality of Wes Borland's playing and his creativity/diversity, I think that the alliance with Sam Rivers' bass greatly increases the performance of the songs.
(Sorry if this is poorly translated! I'm French and don't know English musical terms).
In 1999 I had the Limp Bizkit Nookie CD. It had couple other tracks on it and the music video. I used to wait until the house was empty and then crank up the volume to -ear bleed- and bounce around like a lunatic. Good times 😃
In 2024, I still do this!
I love to play break stuff, you nailed as its their Sandman!!!!!!! Great vid man!!!!
Les Claypool was doing 2-hand tapping for bass riffs since the early 90's (maybe even 80's) but I don't know anyone who used it for rhythm guitar before Wes
Les is scythe main inspiration behind the 4 string Wes uses too :)
@@peteplaysmusicmakes sense - the intro/verse of Nookie always struck me as being very Primus-y
Stu Hamm has entered the chat :)
Been championing Wes for decades! So glad to see this kind of video. I find it a little hard to go back to Limp Bizkit stuff just because I've sort of outgrown Durst's lyrics. I much prefer the first Blacklight Burns album. It's got a lot of what makes the Limp Bizkit sound unique, but with a very different vocal and lyrical style.
glad that the trend of absolutely hating on the whole of LB is over haha
Bro! Love what you've done here. I've always wondered this. Would have enjoyed seeing Nobody Like You. Best Bizkit song and riffing imo.
As a guitar player, please don't speak for me.
This video is an advertisement, not really anyone's opinion
It’s my honest and genuine opinion on Wes, I think you can see that in parts of the video :)
ZzzzzzzzzzZz
It has been spoken, you love limpbizket because I love limpbizket, because we all love limpbizket.
Cool guy coming through!
Wes! One of the best! I love Limp Bizkit and I'm loud and proud, baby!
First time on your channel but you're pretty badass. Keep it up
Thanks for watching! :)
Great video. Thanks. Love Wes Borland - Hybrid Worlds guitar riff.
Love the structure of this video. Great playing as always too, you might enjoy his other band Black Light Burns.
Thanks! I will have to check them out properly. Any songs or albums you would recommend? :)
@@peteplaysmusic Sure! Cruel Melody is a great album, the title track is a good start if you're short on time. His solo album Crystal Machete is fantastic too, The Cliffs is a great tune on that since we all like his clean echoey sound. Enjoy mate :)
seeing LB get popular with the younger crowd and packing venues again is awesome.
watching more n more guitar channels on YT highlighting Wes riffs is amazing
and then watching bands like House of Protection blow up is really making me think its the numetal resurgence
Thanks, I have a new appreciation of Wes now \m/
Limp Bizkit has always been in rotation in my workout playlist. Super motivating. 💪
Well now I have to go back and listen to LB again. It’s been probably 20 years since I last heard most of those songs and this brought memories.
No wonder I have always liked their songs, even though it's not a genre of metal I'm normally drawn to. The guitarists really made it good. Thank you!
Always found him awesome since i discovered the band in 99, just could never figure out how he plays all his stuff! Thanks for that's
No freaking way!!! Hearing this come out when I was young, I had no idea how solid Wes Borland was as a guitarist until now... Yes, those are tough techniques... shame on me for not looking into one of my childhood great guitarists!!! I have gaind SO much more respect for him after this vid... THANK YOU for demonstrating it!!!
Thanks for watching! :)
Another great vid Pete, thanks bro 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼🏴
Thanks for watching! :)
My favorite riffs are on:
Stalemate
Pollution
Indigo flow
Nookie
Re-Arranged
Hot dog (awful song otherwise)
Boiler
Gimme the mic (not Wes on guitar tho)
The Truth
The Channel
Bring it back
Out of style
He's definitely one of my favorites with his own thing 🔥🙏🏼
All rubbish songs.
@commentmaster_666 how would you know?
A lot of what Wes plays seems very simple at first, and in a way it is. But the feeling, the timing, the soul that shows in his playing is unattainable. The guy picks up the guitar and becomes the guitar. The creative genius, the things he creates, unbelievable. He experiments, whether with equipment or the sounds themselves. He is like a mad scientist of sounds. This in turn produces quite simple riffs that have an incredible magic. I love him for his work, whether with Limp Bizkit or Black Light Burns or other works. He is one of the greatest guitarists for me and has had a big influence on me.
Thanks for the great video and nice presentation of those riffs! I realized that I played "break stuff" up to now wrong :) IMO songs like The Truth and the Priest are underrated and I would have added one of those. But I know it is hard to define the top 5.
Nice video man! Nice guitar tone too
Sounds awesome! Nice work
Great Video, Pete. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! :)
Limp bizkit and Wes especially are some of the most underrated overhated guys out there but they made a huge impact on my childhood and still one of my favorites. This right here proves all the new age anxiety metal trying to show off as fast and difficult as possible just can’t compare to the simplicity of a true guitarist that does it for the music not the fame and attention.
Great video as always! 😊
Wes is a huge inspiration in how I approach making new noises on my guitar
Should have included riff from the verse from My Generation. It’s super original.
excellent video my friend!
Wes Borland is an incredibly good guitarist and he puts on a damn show . His side project band way back in the LB is where he really showed how versatile and alien he really is . Always loved Wes Borland he’s every Hard Rock singers dream for a guitar player . Can play anything but puts value into playing the song not just showing off , tasteful and he’s always putting on a hell of a show .
I agree, I always loved his sound and skill!