I Finally Made the Switch 

He’s becoming more and more metal As a metal guitarist, I’m so proud 🥹

Once you go humbuckers you dont want to go back

Holy shit, he’s actually metal now, that was a nice tone, and a sick axe, always loved the iceman

What a milestone for this channel. I can't wait to see him fully embrace the chug. 😊

0:43 what song is this riff from?

I’m a fan of your playing and videos. As a intermediate guitarist, I would love to see an in-depth video on how you go about learning a song. Is it tab? Is it watching live recordings and going by sight and ear? Both? Learning songs is a ton of fun but not as easy as you or many RU-vidrs make it look in a quick video. Anyway, keep jamming!

As a Les Paul humbucker player, I cannot get a good sound out of single coils on a strat. I have several now that are H-S-Hrail, and I dig the tone in all positions.

Very proud of you for embracing the dark side, Mikey. Opposite of you, I am also embracing a fear and just picked up my first start with single coils this week lol. Looking forward to you getting you hands on a Les Paul. Your life will never be the same lol. Happy playing!

I remember when this video was a minute old and only had 8 views but now it has more than 40k views

it's so great seeing shorts creators move to long format videos. makes it feel like our collective attention span is finally improving.

96 Quite Bitter Beings riff will NEVER get old

What’s the riff at 00:51?

So happy to hear about your transition sister! 🏳️‍⚧️ This is a big change to make but just know we support your pickup re assignment

You need to try a BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone pedal!!!! The small, double knobbed, variable eq let's you go from some classic rock tones to some beefy metal chuggs!! Please try one! I have an extra that I will pass on to you, if you can't get your hands on one. Run it through your clean channel and the pedal will do all of the work. It is SO worth it if you want to play with many rock tones. Great vid, and thank you. I always enjoy your format and wit! MT-2!!

pretty sure it is a Ibanez Iceman IC120. The body is smaller sized than a regular iceman

If you have a few more bucks to spend, you should try out the PRS Modern Eagle V, it is by FAR the most versatile guitar I’ve seen.

Dude lowkey just from all the memes im so glad you actually embraced change. Like seriously. Maybe you didn’t show it as much before but I swear you used to have a fear of distortion. So much change 😢😢

One of these days he will learn about the concept of a 7 string

Go HSS and never look back. Perfect transition for you but you get all the strat and tele stuff plussssss the metal of the bridge humbucker. Welcome to the dark side 🤘🏼

What is the first song he played called?

A little recommendation if you want a guitar that does everything, get yourself specifically an epiphone les Paul ultra 2 with the nano mag active pickup, it’ll do the heaviest riffs and then casually play the nicest clean tones

your riffing on the metal aspects is super rusty weird to see someone whos a really good guitarist not be able to do those L.O.G. riffage. kinda like were all good at what we do kinda thing lmfao

I think, that in 10 years, we would turn him into some progressive deathcore guitarist :DDD

i love the effort you're putting in your long form videos!!!! they keep getting better and better. keep it up❤❤

this is like hitting puberty

I like p90s and single coils more but the buckers have a great monstorous tone. Usually though, I use a two single coil one humbucker, or a double humbucker.

Do some more Eddie Van halen stuff

I like your vids with singelcol but with humbucker its ruel

I always forget the name of your channel, so I just search for "stratocaster guy"

Damn never before gave I seen him use ACTUAL distortion 🤯

wait.. WHY AM I PLAYING FUNK RIGHT NOW?!🤣

I appreciate you busting out CKY

Single coils and P90 are better

Wait till this guy discovers neural dsp

I’m mEtAL nOw *plays CKY

Mikey has the best guitar videos on YT 🔥🔥🔥

Humbuckers have a lot more versatility. HSH stratocasters are a must have for a collection. Can be a fender or a super strat from Kramer or ibanez, humbucker strats are just awesome.

As a single coil man myself, there ARE some humbuckers that are made for us! The PAF humbuckers from a vintage les Paul sound like a really beefy telecaster. They’re actually bright and twangy! If you ever get the chance to try a PAF style humbucker, itll change the way you see humbuckers

NAWWHHHHH THE TOY CHICA EX WIFE

Single or humbucker they both have a purpose 😊so I have super strats in all configurations because they all just sound absolutely phucking awsome 😎 valve amps and pedals forever i refuse to comply 😂😂😂😂❤whats up mike😊

Keep up the longer videos man!

**gain knob has entered the chat..**

Second I saw that body shape I instantly knew it was the iceman

1:55 young Hendrix Stan?! He’s a Hendrix glizzy rider💀(I love this guy’s videos, not trying to be mean)

Why single pickups still exist is beyond me.. out a coil split on your humbucker.. no more need at all for single pickups.. Humbuckers every day! 🤘😜👍

Shs is a really nice setup almost no one seems to use

I remember when I first learned Laid to Rest, that fill before the riff repeats was an absolute nightmare for me to get right. Good stuff!

I used to be humbuckered. Single coil cuts more though. Telecasters all the way

Im proud of you dude

Funk is in your blood so whenever you touch a guitar you have to play it😎

Now you gotta get a guitar with triple coil pickups

This type of guitar needs to be produce

I am sorry Piscopo you have wonderful Music taste but that Tony Howk underground Throw back wasn't Metal Either...[Why you don't Try Buckethead?? It might be the discovery that makes you Shredded to Pieces]

I’m glad that you picked that cheap ibanez instead of a 59’ Gibson Les Paul for your main humbucker-equipped guitar.

fishman actually has a battery pack strat backplate for their fluence pickups!! I actually had the tim henson signatures put in my strat and it sounds amazing!!

Less Paul’s are amazing and more versatile than you think, you can mix both pickups, using the 4 nobs to change them

I like singles, I got 2 strats that have them, but at heart when I play what I like, I got a couple pawnshop squire starts with Duncan hot rodded humbuckers, always my go to guitars

Now try an active pickup and play some Megadeath

good job on finally using distortion the way it was intended

you never make the switch. you just realize that humbuckers are cool too. just another arrow in your quiver.

Which Signature Fluence pickups is it, Tim's or Scott's?

None of those guitars are signature guitars for any of the people mentioned. Just similar shapes, or mini versions of shapes

I like p90 not buckers, not singles, just p90s

Something about this is oddly calming...

What song is he playing at 9:21?!??!?!

i think the neck that was originally that ibanez was switched out, cant be sure though

Eventually he’ll switch to active pickups

what song was played during the neck tone demonstration

I wish i had an iceman honestly, if you notice my pfp you can see i love daron malakian, and thats what he uses most of the time

At 2:17 I thought he was about to just start ripping “Am I Evil?”

What song does he play in the beginning

The guitar looks close to the one in the chop suey video

I want to see when he discovers Dimebag Darrell

Alright, everyone reply with what they prefer and why

What’s the song he played in the intro?? (0:44)

The headstock says is not the Paul Stanley one

I think I just like the single coils better

Get a coil tap and have the best of both worlds bud

Now get a floyd Rose with 2 hummies

You need to get a prs someday you won’t regret it

what rock song did he play at the start?

i can't stand reverse headstocks

Always love cky worship

Next step is metalcore maybe?

RAISE THE PICKUP HEIGHT!!!!

Still... not metal jew fro

I NEED THAT SWEATER

i love you. you are so adorable

HSS is the best layout

he discovered distortion

Bro makes a “superstrat” ……..welcome to 1980. FYI, the Iceman is originally a Paul Stanley design, but used by others. Paul Gilbert turned it upside down and called it the Fireman.

I’m proud of you

Wow this warms my heart

The Iceman guitar looks more like the ICT700 model since the Paul Stanley model doesn't have pickup switch, at least to my eyes

What is the song at 0:43?

What amps you using Mikey? I saw a Marshall bottom (4x10s?) but amp sounds like modeler or Mesa Booger. Regardless, sounds really nice! 👍

The iceman is so sick

Get this man some emgs

He’s got humbuckers now. Its only a matter of time before he switches to Gibson

I see that ES in the background and it's adding to my theory that strat players like ES guitars(A theory that comes from myself as the only example)