Squier’s Baritone Jazzmaster has never sounded heavier than in this Loathe guitar playthrough
A riff-rammed experimental metal marathon
If you ever thought Squier’s Antigua Burst-finished Baritone Jazzmaster wasn’t primed for metal, consider yourself proved wrong by Loathe guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe, who wields one to brutal effect in this exclusive guitar playthrough.
Tearing through East Of Eden from the math-tinged metallers’ debut album The Cold Sun, Erik displays a dizzying onslaught of guttural riffs, married to a tasty assortment of extended chords and harmonics.
It all serves as further proof that you don’t need an expensive baritone guitar to deliver killer playing and tone.
The Cold Sun is out now via SharpTone Records, and available on iTunes, Apple Music and CD.
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Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.
