Spiritbox – Cellar Door (Mike Stringer guitar playthrough)

Mike Stringer plays @SpiritboxOfficial single Cellar Door in an empty arena, in this exclusive playthrough.

[irfanmyg]

As an Iwrestledabearonce fan, it's really awesome to see what Spiritbox has become

[michaelgrindy]

Something cool about mike being plugged into a ‘bedroom like’ set up whilst standing in an arena 🤘

[NJTllrd]

I am always impressed by how controlled and rational his picking technique is. Never a centimeter too far, a real human riff machine.

[joecalabrese]

I just love how he used the OG dark djent style clean/ambient tone that was huge back when bands like Vildhjarta and Fellsilent started. That was a staple during that time.

[scottneilson]

I think for those of us Guitarists that are over the age of 30 like mike see where the real influence in his playing comes from. Some of you have hit the nail on the head. Mike is super influenced by the heavy music of 1998-2008. So bands like Deftones, Fear Factory, Sevendust, limp bizkit, linkin park, slipknot etc. believe it or not many of the nu metal era . That mixed with the newer Djent and Prog influences he has created a pretty cool style. I think a lot of us guitarists like to shun that era of TRL metal but the Mike has embraced it and put a modern spin on it. Makes him unique.

[MXMarcosX]

This guy holds the future of heavy music on his shoulders. This is brutal!

[twinny_mi]

3:23 the way the different parts sound together just let's me know that THIS is a spiritbox song. The ambience and atmosphere by the little things Mike does with the guitar that is unique to the band. Just love the pattern of notes

[michaelking]

After hearing this I would really love if Spiritbox did a collab with Mick Gordon would be nasty as heck!

[danthegeetarman]

At first I was like how does he get such good intonation on the high frets way up there?? …Then I realized a second later, he’s got an evertune 💪 Evertunes rock 🤘

[KirkpatrickSounds]

Been following Mike since Fall in Archaea. Consistently writes bangers.

[primebreaker]

Great instrumental storytelling! The eerie ambience is so tastefully done Mike. So excited to hear the rest!

[DerekSanford]

That breakdown breakdown is pure stank face! Love it!!

[stelp]

Best part about Mikes playthroughs is you get to hear all the little details you don't hear in the full studio recording.
and as always, amazing track.

[Will-sgqq]

as a guitarist that has an insane spectrum of influence on guitar mike is deff one of the best modern riff machines out there rn (i see them pickups too... gimmeeee)

[emmywolf]

I am so happy to find an instrumental for this song! Honestly that breakdown goes hard during a dnd session lmao

[stupotter]

Damn this performance is tighter than my monthly budgeting 😍🔥

[mrkidney]

crushing and a really cool composition super rad mr, stringer

[twinny_mi]

I'm always mesmerized watching these videos even though I do not play guitar. It's amazing to hear what goes into the tracks. STANK FACE THE WHOLE TIME STG

[doomslayer]

So good. I could listen to this on repeat forever.

[Bpoz_-]

I got a 7 string guitar because of you Mike!